Safrole oxide induces neuronal apoptosis through inhibition of integrin β4/SOD activity and elevation of ROS/NADPH oxidase activity
- 作者：Le Su ; BaoXiang Zhao ; Xin Lv ; Nan Wang ; Jing Zhao ; ShangLi Zhang ; JunYing Miao
- 关键词：Neurons ; Apoptosis ; Integrin β ; 4 ; Reactive oxygen species ; Safrole oxide
- 刊名：Life Sciences
- 出版年：2007
- 期刊代码：62_00243205
- 类别：imm
- 出版时间：20 February 2007
- 卷：80
- 期：11
- 页码：999-1006
- 文件大小：1556 K
摘要
Neuronal apoptosis is a very important event in the development of the central nervous system (CNS), but the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. We have previously shown that safrole oxide, a small molecule, induces integrin β4 expression and promotes apoptosis in vascular endothelial cells. In this study, the effects of safrole oxide on cell growth and apoptosis have been examined in primary cultures of mouse neurons. Safrole oxide was found to significantly inhibit neuronal cell growth and to induce apoptosis. The inhibitory and apoptotic activities of safrole oxide followed a dose- and time-dependent manner. Interestingly, the expression of integrin β4 was significantly inhibited with safrole oxide treatment. Furthermore, safrole oxide dramatically increases the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the activity of NADPH oxidase. Moreover, manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) activity was decreased significantly with safrole oxide treatment. Our study thus demonstrates that safrole oxide induces neuronal apoptosis through integrin β4, ROS, NADPH, and MnSOD.