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ArticlePloS one2011

Stabilization of Nrf2 protein by D3T provides protection against ethanol-induced apoptosis in PC12 cells.

Jian Dong, Dong Yan, Shao-Yu Chen

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Article in PloS one, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jian DongBowles Center for Alcohol Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Dong Yan
Shao-Yu Chen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USIllinois College · US

Funding

UNC ARC Information/Dissemination CoreP60AA011605 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Melissa A Herman · 2003 to 2026
$46.3M
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PATHOGENESIS IN ALCOHOLISMP50AA011605 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CREWS, FULTON T · 1998 to 2002
$4.9M
Role of Nrf2 signaling in modulating ethanol-induced teratogenesisR01AA017446 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CHEN, SHAO-YU · 2008 to 2012
$1.5M
Molecular Mechanisms of Alcohol Related Birth DefectsK01AA013908 · NIAAA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CHEN, SHAO-YU · 2003 to 2007
$584k
NIAAA NIH HHS AA013908NIAAA NIH HHS AA017446NIAAA NIH HHS AA11605NIAAA NIH HHS K01 AA013908NIAAA NIH HHS P50 AA011605NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA011605NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA017446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies have demonstrated that maternal ethanol exposure induces a moderate increase in Nrf2 protein expression in mouse embryos. Pretreatment with the Nrf2 inducer, 3H-1, 2-dithiole-3-thione (D3T), significantly increases the Nrf2 protein levels and prevents apoptosis in ethanol-exposed embryos. The present study, using PC12 cells, was designed to determine whether increased Nrf2 stability is a mechanism by which D3T enhances Nrf2 activation and subsequent antioxidant protection. Ethanol and D3T treatment resulted in a significant accumulation of Nrf2 protein in PC 12 cells. CHX chase analysis has shown that ethanol treatment delayed the degradation of Nrf2 protein in PC12 cells. A significantly greater decrease in Nrf2 protein degradation was observed in the cells treated with D3T alone or with both ethanol and D3T. In addition, D3T treatment significantly reduced ethanol-induced apoptosis. These results demonstrate that the stabilization of Nrf2 protein by D3T confers protection against ethanol-induced apoptosis.

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AnimalsAntioxidantsApoptosisCytoprotectionDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEthanolMiceNF-E2-Related Factor 2PC12 CellsProtein StabilityRatsThionesThiophenes1,2-dithiol-3-thioneAntioxidantsEthanolNF-E2-Related Factor 2ThionesThiophenes

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PMID21304811
PMCPMC3033411
OpenAlexW2038950626

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