Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2050085 | FEBS Letters | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-responsive alkaline phosphatase (ES-TRAP) serves as a sensitive indicator for ER stress. In response to heavy metals including cadmium, nickel and cobalt, hepatocytes and renal tubular cells expressing ES-TRAP exhibited ER stress and decreased ES-TRAP activity. In ES-TRAP transgenic mice, acute exposure to cadmium showed rapid, transient decreases in the activity of serum ES-TRAP. It was inversely correlated with the induction of endogenous ER stress markers in the liver and kidney. Our result provides first evidence for the acute, reversible induction of ER stress in vivo after exposure to heavy metal.
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Authors
Nobuhiko Hiramatsu, Ayumi Kasai, Shuqi Du, Masayuki Takeda, Kunihiro Hayakawa, Maro Okamura, Jian Yao, Masanori Kitamura,