Microwave-induced Apoptosis and Cytotoxicity of NK Cells through ERK1/2 Signaling

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate microwave-induced morphological and functional injury of natural killer (NK) cells and uncover their mechanisms.

METHODS: NK-92 cells were exposed to 10, 30, and 50 mW/cm2 microwaves for 5 min. Ultrastructural changes, cellular apoptosis and cell cycle regulation were detected at 1 h and 24 h after exposure. Cytotoxic activity was assayed at 1 h after exposure, while perforin and NKG2D expression were detected at 1 h, 6 h, and 12 h after exposure. To clarify the mechanisms, phosphorylated ERK (p-ERK) was detected at 1 h after exposure. Moreover, microwave-induced cellular apoptosis and cell cycle regulation were analyzed after blockade of ERK signaling by using U0126.

RESULTS: Microwave-induced morphological and ultrastructural injury, dose-dependent apoptosis (P < 0.001) and cell cycle arrest (P < 0.001) were detected at 1 h after microwave exposure. Moreover, significant apoptosis was still detected at 24 h after 50 mW/cm2 microwave exposure (P < 0.01). In the 30 mW/cm2 microwave exposure model, microwaves impaired the cytotoxic activity of NK-92 cells at 1 h and down regulated perforin protein both at 1 h and 6 h after exposure (P < 0.05). Furthermore, p-ERK was down regulated at 1 h after exposure (P < 0.05), while ERK blockade significantly promoted microwave-induced apoptosis (P < 0.05) and downregulation of perforin (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSION: Microwave dose-dependently induced morphological and functional injury in NK-92 cells, possibly through ERK-mediated regulation of apoptosis and perforin expression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 30(2017), 5 vom: 26. Mai, Seite 323-332

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Li [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Yan Hui [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Ya Bing [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Shui Ming [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Ji [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hong Mei [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shu Chen [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Rui Yun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Apoptosis
Cell cycle
Cytotoxicity
Journal Article
KLRK1 protein, human
Microwave
NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily K
Natural killer cells
Perforin

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Date Completed 24.08.2017

Date Revised 08.06.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3967/bes2017.043

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM272305626