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ArticleToxicology and applied pharmacology2010

Cr(VI) induces mitochondrial-mediated and caspase-dependent apoptosis through reactive oxygen species-mediated p53 activation in JB6 Cl41 cells.

Young-Ok Son, J Andrew Hitron, Xin Wang, Qingshan Chang, Jingju Pan, Zhuo Zhang, Jiankang Liu, Shuxia Wang, Jeong-Chae Lee, Xianglin Shi

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Article in Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Young-Ok SonGraduate Center for Toxicology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0305, USA.
J Andrew Hitron
Xin Wang
Qingshan Chang
Jingju Pan
Zhuo Zhang
Jiankang Liu
Shuxia Wang
Jeong-Chae Lee
Xianglin Shi
University of Kentucky · USThe Graduate Center, CUNY · USJeonbuk National University · KR

Funding

Mechanisms of As-Induced CarcinogenesisR01CA119028 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI SHI, XIANGLIN · 2006 to 2010
$1.8M
Apple Peel Extract Protects UV-Induced CarcinogenesisR01ES015375 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI SHI, XIANGLIN · 2006 to 2010
$1.7M
Reactive oxygen species in Ni(II) carcinogenesisR01ES015518 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI SHI, XIANGLIN · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
Oxidative Stress in Cr(VI)-induced CarcinogenesisR01CA116697 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI SHI, XIANGLIN · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
Upstream Stimulatory Factor 2 regulation of renin in diabetic nephropathyR01DK081555 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI WANG, SHUXIA · 2009 to 2013
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS 1R01CA116697NCI NIH HHS 1R01CA119028NCI NIH HHS R01 CA116697NCI NIH HHS R01 CA119028NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK081555NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES015375NIEHS NIH HHS R01ES015375NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES015518NIEHS NIH HHS R01ES015518
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cr(VI) compounds are known to cause serious toxic and carcinogenic effects. Cr(VI) exposure can lead to a severe damage to the skin, but the mechanisms involved in the Cr(VI)-mediated toxicity in the skin are unclear. The present study examined whether Cr(VI) induces cell death by apoptosis or necrosis using mouse skin epidermal cell line, JB6 Cl41 cells. We also investigated the cellular mechanisms of Cr(VI)-induced cell death. This study showed that Cr(VI) induced apoptotic cell death in a dose-dependent manner, as demonstrated by the appearance of cell shrinkage, the migration of cells into the sub-G1 phase, the increase of Annexin V positively stained cells, and the formation of nuclear DNA ladders. Cr(VI) treatment resulted in the increases of mitochondrial membrane depolarization and caspases activation. Electron spin resonance (ESR) and fluorescence analysis revealed that Cr(VI) increased intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anion radical in dose-dependent manner. Blockage of p53 by si-RNA transfection suppressed mitochondrial changes of Bcl-2 family composition, mitochondrial membrane depolarization, caspase activation and PARP cleavage, leading to the inhibition of Cr(VI)-induced apoptosis. Further, catalase treatment prevented p53 phosphorylation stimulated by Cr(VI) with the concomitant inhibition of caspase activation. These results suggest that Cr(VI) induced a mitochondrial-mediated and caspase-dependent apoptosis in skin epidermal cells through activation of p53, which are mainly mediated by reactive oxidants generated by the chemical.

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ApoptosisAnimalsCarcinogens, EnvironmentalCaspasesCell LineCell SurvivalChromiumDose-Response Relationship, DrugMiceMitochondriaReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Suppressor Protein p53Carcinogens, EnvironmentalCaspasesChromiumchromium hexavalent ionReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMCPMC5051966
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