T-2 Toxin-Induced Oxidative Stress Leads to Imbalance of Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion to Activate Cellular Apoptosis in the Human Liver 7702 Cell Line
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Effect of T-2 Toxin on Changes in Cell Morphology and Viability
2.2. Effects of T-2 Toxin on the Generation of ATP and ROS
2.3. Effects of T-2 Toxin on Mitochondrial Function
2.4. Effects of T-2 Toxin on Mitochondrial Dynamics-Related Genes and Proteins
2.5. T-2 Toxin Induced Cytochrome C Release into the Cell
2.6. Effects of T-2 Toxin on Mitochondrial-Mediated Cellular Apoptosis
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Chemicals
4.2. Cell Culture
4.3. Measurement of Cell Viability
4.4. Measurement of Cellular ATP Level and ROS Generation
4.5. Measurement of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential (∆ψm) and Mitochondrial Morphology
4.6. Measurement of Cellular Apoptosis
4.7. RNA Extraction and Real-Time Quantitative PCR
4.8. Protein Extraction and Western Blotting Analysis
4.9. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Title | GenBank Accession Number | 5’–3’ Primer Sequence | PCR Product/bp |
---|---|---|---|
Caspase 3 | NM_004346.3 | F: atgctgaaacagtatgccgacaa | 98 |
R: gcgtcaaaggaaaaggactcaaat | |||
Caspase 7 | BC015799.1 | F: tgacttcctcttcgcctattccac | 124 |
R: gatttccaggtcttttccgtgc | |||
Caspase 9 | NM_001229.4 | F: agccaaccctagaaaaccttacc | 115 |
R: tcaccaaatcctccagaaccaat | |||
Bax | NM_004324.3 | F: ccccgagaggtctttttccgag | 113 |
R: agggccttgagcaccagtttg | |||
Bcl-2 | BC027258.1 | F: cctctgtttgatttctcctggc | 153 |
R: ttctactgctttagtgaaccttttg | |||
cytochrome c | NM_018947.5 | F: cttcagaaataaggaaatagggga | 154 |
R: caaaataagcatgtaggtggca | |||
Fis1 | NM_016068.2 | F: gcacgcagtttgagtacgcct | 113 |
R: ctgttcctccttgctccctttg | |||
Mfn1 | NM_033540.2 | F: ttgagagatgacctggtgttagtag | 130 |
R: ttagtgttgattcagagtttgcgac | |||
Mfn2 | BC017061.1 | F: tctttatgctgatgttgagttttgg | 159 |
R: tttgggagaggtgttgcttattt | |||
Drp1 | BC024590.1 | F: gcatcacatcagagattgtttacca | 113 |
R: tagcacttttatcatccacgggtt | |||
OPA1 | BC075805.1 | F: aatgactttgcggaggacagc | 145 |
R: ttgcattttcagtatccttgagacg | |||
VDAC1 | NM_003374 | F: accgagattactgtggaaga | 75 |
R: agtgttaggtgagaaggatga | |||
β-actin | NM_001101.3 | F: gcatgggtcagaaggattcc | 276 |
R: tggatagcaacgtacatggc |
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Yang, J.; Guo, W.; Wang, J.; Yang, X.; Zhang, Z.; Zhao, Z. T-2 Toxin-Induced Oxidative Stress Leads to Imbalance of Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion to Activate Cellular Apoptosis in the Human Liver 7702 Cell Line. Toxins 2020, 12, 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12010043
Yang J, Guo W, Wang J, Yang X, Zhang Z, Zhao Z. T-2 Toxin-Induced Oxidative Stress Leads to Imbalance of Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion to Activate Cellular Apoptosis in the Human Liver 7702 Cell Line. Toxins. 2020; 12(1):43. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12010043
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Junhua, Wenbo Guo, Jianhua Wang, Xianli Yang, Zhiqi Zhang, and Zhihui Zhao. 2020. "T-2 Toxin-Induced Oxidative Stress Leads to Imbalance of Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion to Activate Cellular Apoptosis in the Human Liver 7702 Cell Line" Toxins 12, no. 1: 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12010043
APA StyleYang, J., Guo, W., Wang, J., Yang, X., Zhang, Z., & Zhao, Z. (2020). T-2 Toxin-Induced Oxidative Stress Leads to Imbalance of Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion to Activate Cellular Apoptosis in the Human Liver 7702 Cell Line. Toxins, 12(1), 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins12010043