Thimerosal-induced apoptosis in human SCM1 gastric cancer cells : activation of p38 MAP kinase and caspase-3 pathways without involvement of [Ca2+]i elevation

Thimerosal is a mercury-containing preservative in some vaccines. The effect of thimerosal on human gastric cancer cells is unknown. This study shows that in cultured human gastric cancer cells (SCM1), thimerosal reduced cell viability in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. Thimerosal caused apoptosis as assessed by propidium iodide-stained cells and caspase-3 activation. Although immunoblotting data revealed that thimerosal could activate the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase, c-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinase, and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK), only SB203580 (a p38 MAPK inhibitor) partially prevented cells from apoptosis. Thimerosal also induced [Ca2+](i) increases via Ca2+ influx from the extracellular space. However, pretreatment with (bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate)/AM, a Ca2+ chelator, to prevent thimerosal-induced [Ca2+](i) increases did not protect cells from death. The results suggest that in SCM1 cells, thimerosal caused Ca2+-independent apoptosis via phosphorylating p38 MAPK resulting in caspase-3 activation.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2007

Erschienen:

2007

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:100

Enthalten in:

Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology - 100(2007), 1 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 109-17

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Shiuh-Inn [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chorng-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Chun-Jen [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Being-Whey [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Po-Min [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Yi-Chien [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wei-Chuan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jue-Long [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Yih-Chau [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Sau-Tung [VerfasserIn]
Chou, Chiang-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Jan, Chung-Ren [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid acetoxymethyl ester
139890-68-9
1TW30Y2766
2-(2-amino-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one
2225PI3MOV
526U7A2651
Anthracenes
CASP3 protein, human
Caspase 3
Chelating Agents
EC 2.7.11.24
EC 3.4.22.-
Egtazic Acid
Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
Flavonoids
Imidazoles
JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Journal Article
OU13V1EYWQ
P38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Preservatives, Pharmaceutical
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Pyrazolanthrone
Pyridines
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SB 203580
SJE1IO5E3I
Thimerosal

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Date Completed 06.12.2007

Date Revised 15.08.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM172117054