Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5861544 | Toxicology in Vitro | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Emodin, a major compound in total rhubarb anthraquinones (TRAs), has exhibited nephrotoxicity in Sprague Dawley rats and cytotoxicity to HK-2 cells, a human proximal tubular epithelial cell line, in our previous study. However, the exact molecular mechanisms underlying emodin-induced cytotoxicity remain undefined. In this study, the exposure of HK-2 cells to emodin led to decreased cell viability, caspase 3 cleavage and activation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (ÎΨm), and cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol. Meanwhile, the levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) mRNA and protein expression were elevated. GW9662, an antagonist of PPARγ, dramatically ameliorated the release of cytochrome c, the activation of caspase 3, and the reduction of cell viability induced by emodin. Importantly, emodin at the concentration causing apoptosis enhanced the stability of PPARγ mRNA. Taken together, these findings suggest that PPARγ might mediate, at least in part, emodin-induced HK-2 cell apoptosis via mitochondrial pathway.
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Authors
Cuifen Wang, Xiaoniu Dai, Hua Liu, Hongwei Yi, Dongrui Zhou, Chunhui Liu, Min Ma, Zhenzhou Jiang, Luyong Zhang,