کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5859145 1562331 2014 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Lead induces COX-2 expression in glial cells in a NFAT-dependent, AP-1/NFκB-independent manner
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم محیط زیست بهداشت، سم شناسی و جهش زایی
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Lead induces COX-2 expression in glial cells in a NFAT-dependent, AP-1/NFκB-independent manner
چکیده انگلیسی
Epidemiologic studies have provided solid evidence for the neurotoxic effect of lead for decades of years. In view of the fact that children are more vulnerable to the neurotoxicity of lead, lead exposure has been an urgent public health concern. The modes of action of lead neurotoxic effects include disturbance of neurotransmitter storage and release, damage of mitochondria, as well as induction of apoptosis in neurons, cerebrovascular endothelial cells, astroglia and oligodendroglia. Our studies here, from a novel point of view, demonstrates that lead specifically caused induction of COX-2, a well known inflammatory mediator in neurons and glia cells. Furthermore, we revealed that COX-2 was induced by lead in a transcription-dependent manner, which relayed on transcription factor NFAT, rather than AP-1 and NFκB, in glial cells. Considering the important functions of COX-2 in mediation of inflammation reaction and oxidative stress, our studies here provide a mechanistic insight into the understanding of lead-associated inflammatory neurotoxicity effect via activation of pro-inflammatory NFAT3/COX-2 axis.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Toxicology - Volume 325, 5 November 2014, Pages 67-73
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