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Synthesis ofglutathione as acentral aspect of PAHtoxicity in livercells: A comparisonbetween phenanthrene,Benzo[b]Fluorantheneand their mixtures Vasco BrancoBeatriz MatosCarolina V. Mourato2020 год

Synthesis of glutathione as a central aspect of PAH toxicity in liver cells: A comparison between phenanthrene, Benzo[b]Fluoranthene and their mixtures
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Аннотация: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) are a class of organic pollutants normally found as mixtures with effects often hard to predict, which poses a major challenge for risk assessment. In this study, we address the effects of Phenanthrene (Phe), benzo[b]fluoranthene (B[b]F) and their mixtures (2 Phe:1 B[b]F; 1 Phe: 1 B[b]F; 1 Phe: 2 B[b]F) over glutathione (GSH) synthesis and function in HepG2 cells. We analyzed the effects on cellular viability, ROS production, glutathione (GSH) levels, protein-S-glutathionylation (PSSG), the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione-S-transferases (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR). Transcript (mRNA) levels of glutathione synthesis enzymes - glutathione cysteine ligase catalytical (GCLC) and modifying (GCLM) sub-units and glutathione synthetase (GS) – and Nrf2 translocation to the nucleus were analyzed. Phe showed a higher cytotoxicity (IC50 = 130 µM after 24 h) than B[b]F related to a higher ROS production (up-to 50% for Phe). In agreement, GSH levels were significantly increased (up-to 3-fold) by B[b]F and were accompanied by an increase in the levels of PSSG, which is a mechanism that protect proteins from oxidative damage. The upregulation of GSH was the consequence of Nrf2 signaling activation and increased levels of GCLC, GCLM and GS mRNA observed after exposure to B[b]F, but not during exposure to Phe. Most interestingly, all mixtures showed higher cytotoxicity than individual compounds, but intriguingly it was the 1 Phe: 1B[b]F mixture showing the highest cytotoxicity and ROS production. GSH levels were not significantly upregulated not even in the mixture enriched in B[b]F. These results point to the role of GSH as a central modulator of PAH toxicity and demonstrate the idiosyncratic behavior of PAH mixtures even when considering only two compounds in varying ratios.
Год издания: 2020
Авторы: Vasco Branco, Beatriz Matos, Carolina V. Mourato, Mário Diniz, Cristina Carvalho, Marta Martins
Издательство: Elsevier BV
Источник: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Ключевые слова: Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress, Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
Другие ссылки: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (HTML)
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