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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2019

Role of B-Cell Lymphoma 2 Ovarian Killer (BOK) in Acute Toxicity of Human Lung Epithelial Cells Caused by Cadmium Chloride.

Fang Zhang, Liang Ren, Shanshan Zhou, Peng Duan, Junchao Xue, Haiqin Chen, Yufeng Feng, Xiaoxuan Yue, Piaofan Yuan, Qizhan Liu and 2 more

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Article in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fang ZhangInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Liang RenInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Shanshan ZhouInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Peng DuanInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Junchao XueInstitute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Haiqin ChenInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Yufeng FengInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Xiaoxuan YueInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Piaofan YuanInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Qizhan LiuInstitute of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland).
Ping YangInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Yixiong LeiInstitute for Chemical Carcinogenesis, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (mainland).
Guangzhou Medical University · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL-2) ovarian killer (BOK) is a Bcl-2 family member with sequence homology to pro-apoptotic BAX and BAK, but its physiological and pathological roles remain largely unclear. Exposure of cells to cadmium may cause DNA damage, decrease DNA repair capacity, and increase genomic instability. MATERIAL AND METHODS The present study investigated the effects of BOK on the toxicity of cadmium chloride (CdCl₂) to human bronchial epithelial (16HBE) cells. We constructed BOK over-expressing (16HBE-BOK) cells and BOK knockdown (16HBE-shBOK) cells using the BOK-ORF plasmid and BOK-siRNA. qRT-PCR for BOK mRNA expression. We used Trypan blue exclusion assay for cell growth, MTT colorimetric assays for cells inhibition rate, and Comet assays for detecting damaged DNA. RESULTS CdCl₂, at various concentrations and exposure times, increased BOK mRNA. 16HBE-BOK cells (BOK over-expressing) proliferated more than 16HBE cells after 72 h; 16HBE-shBOK (BOK knockdown) cells proliferated less. In addition, BOK deficiency enhanced cell death induced by CdCl₂. Similarly, CdCl₂- and H₂O₂-induced DNA damage was greater in BOK-deficient cells. CONCLUSIONS These findings support a role for BOK in CdCl₂-induced DNA damage and cell death.

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ApoptosisBronchiCadmium ChlorideCell CycleCell DeathCell LineDNA DamageEpithelial CellsHumansLungProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA, MessengerBOK protein, humanCadmium ChlorideProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2RNA, Messenger

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PMID31323016
PMCPMC6660808
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