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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Arsenite-Mediated Transcriptional Regulation of Glutathione Synthesis in Mammalian Primary Cortical Astrocytes.

Jacob P Leisawitz, Jiali He, Caroline Baggeroer, Sandra J Hewett

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jacob P LeisawitzInterdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-9038-5852
Jiali HeInterdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
Caroline BaggeroerInterdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3454-9531
Sandra J HewettInterdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2987-3791

Funding

IL-1 in Protection and InjuryR01NS051445 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT · PI HEWETT, SANDRA J · 2006 to 2017
$3.2M
NIH/NINDS 5-R01051445-10NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS051445
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic, a potent metalloid contaminant of drinking water, is known for its ability to act as an initiator and modulator of disease in a variety of human tissues. Upon ingestion, arsenic is bio-transformed in the liver into a variety of metabolites, including arsenite. Arsenite permeates the blood-brain barrier (BBB), inducing oxidative stress that can be detrimental to brain neurons. As the primary glial cell at the BBB interface, astrocytes play a pivotal role in detoxifying xenobiotics such as arsenite via the production of the tripeptide antioxidant γ-glutamylcysteine, or glutathione (GSH). In this study, we assessed the mRNA levels of key components of the GSH synthetic pathway in astrocytes exposed to arsenite compared to vehicle controls. These components included xCT [substrate-specific light chain of the substrate importing transporter, system x

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ArsenitesAstrocytesCerebral CortexGene Expression RegulationGlutathioneTranscription, GeneticAmino Acid Transport System y+AnimalsCells, CulturedGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathione SynthaseMiceOxidative StressAmino Acid Transport System y+arseniteArsenitesGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathioneGlutathione Synthaseamino acid transport systemsarsenicalsastrocytesblood–brain barriergeneticglutathioneglutathione-cysteine ligaseglutathione synthetasemessengeroxidative stressRNAtranscription

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PMID40508184
PMCPMC12155450

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