1. Hydrogen sulfide prevents arecoline-induced neurotoxicity via promoting leptin/leptin receptor signaling pathway.
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Cheng X, Jiang JM, Wang CY, Zou W, Zhang P, and Tang XQ
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- Animals, Apoptosis, Arecoline toxicity, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Leptin pharmacology, Rats, Receptors, Leptin, Signal Transduction, Hydrogen Sulfide pharmacology
- Abstract
Arecoline, a major alkaloid of the areca nut, has potential toxicity to the nervous system. Our previous study reveals that the neurotoxicity of arecoline involves in inhibited endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H
2 S) generation. Therefore, the present study investigated whether exogenous H2 S protects against arecoline-induced neurotoxicity and further explore the underlying mechanisms focusing on leptin/leptin receptor signaling pathway. The cell viability was measured by CCK-8 kit. The apoptosis were detected by Hoechst 33258 and Annexin V/PI (propidium iodide) staining. The protein expressions were determined by Western blot analysis. Our results demonstrated that NaHS, an exogenous H2 S donor, significantly increases the cell viability, decreases apoptosis ratio, and reduces caspase-3 activity as well as Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in PC12 cells exposed to arecoline, indicating the protection of H2 S against arecoline-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis. Also, NaHS attenuated arecoline-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, as evidenced by the decreases in the expressions of glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), and Cleaved caspase-12. Meanwhile, NaHS promoted leptin/leptin receptor signaling pathway in arecoline-exposed PC12 cells, as illustrated by upregulations of leptin and leptin receptor expressions. Furthermore, leptin tA, an antagonist of leptin receptor, obviously abolished the inhibitory effects of NaHS on arecoline-induced cytotoxicity, apoptosis, and ER stress in arecoline-exposed PC12 cells. Taken together, these results suggested that H2 S prevents arecoline-induced neurotoxicity via enhancing the leptin/leptin receptor signaling pathway., (© 2022 International Federation for Cell Biology.)- Published
- 2022
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