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ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology

Neuroprotection by Taurine on HBCD-Induced Apoptosis in PC12 Cells.

Yachen Li, Shuangyue Li, Xizhe Xie, Hang Xiu, Xiaohui Liu, Jing Shao, Xiuli Zhang

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Article in Advances in experimental medicine and biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Investigation of a novel Schiff base Catena-((μJournal of molecular modeling · 2024
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  3. Update of the risk assessment of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) in food.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2021
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yachen LiSchool of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, No. 9 Western Section of Lushun South Road, Dalian, 116044, China. liy76@yahoo.com.
Shuangyue LiSchool of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, No. 9 Western Section of Lushun South Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Xizhe XieCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Hang XiuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Xiaohui LiuSchool of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, No. 9 Western Section of Lushun South Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Jing ShaoSchool of Public Health, Dalian Medical University, No. 9 Western Section of Lushun South Road, Dalian, 116044, China.
Xiuli ZhangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China. zhangxiuli2008@163.com.
Dalian Medical University · CNBinzhou Medical University · CNJilin University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is a widely used brominated flame retardant (BFR). Because of their presence in human issues, including brain tissue, concern has been raised on their possible neurotoxicity. Presently, we explored the neuroprotection of taurine against HBCD-induced apoptotic damages in PC12 cells. Cells were pre-treated with taurine before HBCD exposure and the viability was assayed via the methyl-thiazolyl-tetrazolium (MTT) method. Apoptotic features were observed with Hoechst 33342 staining. Apoptotic ratio was measured using flow cytometry with Annexin V-FITC coupled propidium iodide (PI) double staining. The changes in the levels of Bcl-2 and Bax proteins were quantitated by the western blot. The activity of caspase-3 was tested and the results revealed that presence of HBCD decreased cell survival and led to apoptosis in the tested cells. Further, exposure of HBCD reduced protein expression of Bcl-2, increased expression in Bax protein and activity of caspase-3. Taurine attenuated HBCD-induced cell viability loss and cell apoptosis. Moreover, taurine significantly prevented from reducing Bcl-2 protein expression and elevating Bax protein expression and caspase-3 activity induced by HBCD. These results demonstrated that taurine can alleviate HBCD-induced apoptosis by altering Bcl-2 expression and Bax protein and Caspase-3 activity in PC12.

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AnimalsApoptosisCell SurvivalHydrocarbons, BrominatedNeuronsNeuroprotective AgentsPC12 CellsRatsTaurinehexabromocyclododecaneHydrocarbons, BrominatedNeuroprotective AgentsTaurineApoptosisHBCDPC12 cellTaurine

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