Emulsified isoflurane induces release of cytochrome C in human neuroblastoma SHSY-5Y cells via JNK (c-Jun N-terminal kinases) signaling pathway

Publication date: January–February 2018 Source:Neurotoxicology and Teratology, Volume 65 Author(s): Zeyong Yang, Jingjing Lv, Xianfu Lu, Xingxing Li, Xiaohu An, Jianwei Wang, Hao Weng, Yuanhai Li A large number of studies have demonstrated that inhalation anesthetic isoflurane induced neural cell death by apoptosis in various cell and animal models. Emulsified isoflurane (EIso) is a new type of intravenous preparation of isoflurane that attracts increasing research attention as a promising clinical agent due to its both advantages as an intravenous and inhalation anesthetics medication. However, its safety and underlying molecular mechanism of neurotoxicity largely remain unknown. Therefore, it is meaningful to investigate the safety of EIso and to further elucidate its mechanism of anesthetic neurotoxicity. Human neuroblastoma SHSY-5Y cells were cultured, followed by a random exposure to one of three doses of EIso (0.56mmol/l, 1.12mmol/l, and 2.24mmol/l) or the corresponding intralipid as vehicle (0.3956μl/ml, 0.7912μl/ml and 1.5824μl/ml) for 6h, 12h or 24h. Cell viability was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5- diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and the morphological changes were determined by a light microscope. We detect JNK, p-JNK and cytochrome C (cyto C) protein levels by western blotting. SP600125, a specific inhibitor of JNK, was used to detect the role of JNK pathway in the neurotoxicity of EIso. Our study showed that EIso reduced the...
Source: Neurotoxicology and Teratology - Category: Toxicology Source Type: research