scholarly journals Isorhamnetin Protects Zearalenone-induced Damage via the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway in Porcine Granulosa Cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoya Li ◽  
Huali Chen ◽  
Zelin Zhang ◽  
Xiaodi Li ◽  
Jiaxin Duan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Animal Reproduction ◽  
Bax Protein ◽  
Porcine Granulosa Cells ◽  
Cereal Grain ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
And Oxidative Stress

Abstract Background: Zearalenone (ZEA) is widely derived from moldy cereal grain, which has adverse effects on animal reproduction. In particular, pigs are more sensitive to ZEA-induced toxicity than other animals. Isorhamnetin, a flavonoid has extensive of pharmacological activities. However, little is known about the effects of isorhamnetin on reproduction. Thus, it would be interesting to clarify the effect and the underlying molecular mechanism of isorhamnetin involvement in ZEA-induced cytotoxicity in porcine granulosa cells.Results: Our findings showed that isorhamnetin suppressed ZEA-induced apoptosis by regulating Bcl-2 and Bax protein changes. Changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels and CHOP, ATF6, GRP78 indicated that isorhamnetin rescued ZEA-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS). Furthermore, isorhamnetin prevented ZEA-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) via P38 signaling pathway. Mechanistically, isorhamnetin stimulated the expression of PCNA and CyclinD, thereby raising the ratio of S phases cells in response to ZEA-induced apoptosis via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Isorhamnetin also recovered ZEA-induced steroidogenesis disorder by regulating steroidogenic enzyme gene and proteins (FSH-R, CYP19A1). Conclusions: Collectively, these findings show that isorhamnetin protects granulosa cells from ZEA-induced damage via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, which promotes proliferation, alleviates steroidogenesis disorder, ERS and oxidative stress.

scholarly journals Gambogic acid protects LPS-induced apoptosis and inflammation in a cell model of neonatal pneumonia through the regulation of TrkA/Akt signaling pathway

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Gao ◽  
Jingya Dai ◽  
Guifang Li ◽  
Xinya Dai
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Cell Model ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Gambogic Acid ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Western Blot Assay ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Apoptosis And Inflammation

Abstract Objective In this work, we investigated the effects of gambogic acid (GA) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced apoptosis and inflammation in a cell model of neonatal pneumonia. Method Human WI-38 cells were maintained in vitro and incubated with various concentrations of GA to examine WI-38 survival. GA-preincubated WI-38 cells were then treated with LPS to investigate the protective effects of GA on LPS-induced death, apoptosis and inflammation. Western blot assay was utilized to analyze the effect of GA on tropomyosin receptor kinase A (TrkA) signaling pathway in LPS-treated WI-38 cells. In addition, human AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 (Akt) gene was knocked down in WI-38 cells to further investigate the associated genetic mechanisms of GA in protecting LPS-induced inflammation and apoptosis. Results Pre-incubating WI-38 cells with low and medium concentrations GA protected LPS-induced cell death, apoptosis and inflammatory protein productions of IL-6 and MCP-1. Using western blot assay, it was demonstrated that GA promoted TrkA phosphorylation and Akt activation in LPS-treated WI-38 cells. Knocking down Akt gene in WI-38 cells showed that GA-associated protections against LPS-induced apoptosis and inflammation were significantly reduced. Conclusions GA protected LPS-induced apoptosis and inflammation, possibly through the activations of TrkA and Akt signaling pathway. This work may broaden our understanding on the molecular mechanisms of human neonatal pneumonia.

scholarly journals Macamide B Pretreatment Attenuates Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage of Mice Induced Apoptosis by Regulates Autophagy Via The PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxia Yang ◽  
Mengxia Wang ◽  
Qian Zhou ◽  
Yanxian Bai ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Brain Damage ◽  
Infarct Volume ◽  
Neuroprotective Effect ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Ischemic Brain Damage ◽  
Ischemic Brain ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Lepidium meyenii (Maca) is an annual or biennial herb from South America that is a member of the genus Lepidium L. in the family Cruciferae. This herb has antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, and enhances autophagy functions and can prevent cell death, and protect neurons from ischemic damage. Macamide B, an effective active ingredient of maca, has a neuroprotective role in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD), and the underlying mechanism of its neuroprotective effect is not yet known. The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of macamide B on HIBD-induced autophagy and apoptosis and its potential mechanism for neuroprotection. The modified Rice-Vannucci method was used to induce HIBD on 7-day-old (P7) macamide B and vehicle-pretreated pups. TTC staining was used to evaluate the cerebral infarct volume of pups, brain water content was measured to evaluate the neurological function of pups, neurobehavioral testing was used to assess functional recovery after HIBD, TUNEL and FJC staining was used to detect cell autophagy and apoptosis, and western blot analysis was used to detect the expression levels of the pro-survival signaling pathway phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) and autophagy and the apoptosis-related proteins. The results show that macamide B pretreatment can significantly decrease brain damage, improve the recovery of neural function after HIBD. At the same time, macamide B pretreatment can induce the activation of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway after HIBD, enhance autophagy, and reduce hypoxic-ischemic (HI)-induced apoptosis. In addition, 3-methyladenine (3-MA), an inhibitor of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, significantly inhibits the increase in autophagy levels, aggravates HI-induced apoptosis, and reverses the neuroprotective effect of macamide B on HIBD. Our data indicate that macamide B pretreatment might regulate autophagy through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, thereby reducing HIBD-induced apoptosis and exerting neuroprotective effects on neonatal HIBD. Macamide B may become a new drug for the prevention and treatment of HIBD.

Tanshinone IIA protects PC12 cells from β-amyloid25–35-induced apoptosis via PI3K/Akt signaling pathway

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 6495-6503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huimin Dong ◽  
Shanpin Mao ◽  
Jiajun Wei ◽  
Baohui Liu ◽  
Zhaohui Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Pc12 Cells ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Tanshinone Iia ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

Resveratrol delays 6-hydroxydopamine-induced apoptosis by activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway

2019 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 110653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanqu Huang ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Mingji Chen ◽  
Hai Jin ◽  
Jing Nie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
6 Hydroxydopamine

scholarly journals MicroRNA-561 Affects Proliferation and Cell Cycle Transition Through PTEN/AKT Signaling Pathway by Targeting P-REX2a in NSCLC

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZiJun Liao ◽  
Qi Zheng ◽  
Ting Wei ◽  
YanBing Zhang ◽  
JieQun Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Nsclc Cell ◽  
Luciferase Reporter ◽  
Akt Signaling Pathway ◽  
Proliferation And Metastasis ◽  
Exogenous Expression ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play crucial roles in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. miR-561 has been reported to be downregulated in gastric cancer and affects cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. However, the role and underlying molecular mechanism of miR-561 in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remain unknown and need to be further elucidated. In this study, we discovered that miR-561 expression was downregulated in human NSCLC tissues and cell lines. The overexpression of miR-561 inhibited NSCLC cell proliferation and cell cycle G1/S transition and induced apoptosis. The inhibition of miR-561 facilitated cell proliferation and G1/S transition and suppressed apoptosis. miR-561 expression was inversely correlated with P-REX2a expression in NSCLC tissues. P-REX2a was confirmed to be a direct target of miR-561 using a luciferase reporter assay. The overexpression of miR-561 decreased P-REX2a expression, and the suppression of miR-561 increased P-REX2a expression. Particularly, P-REX2a silencing recapitulated the cellular and molecular effects observed upon miR-561 overexpression, and P-REX2a overexpression counteracted the effects of miR-561 overexpression on NSCLC cells. Moreover, both exogenous expression of miR-561 and silencing of P-REX2a resulted in suppression of the PTEN/AKT signaling pathway. Our study demonstrates that miR-561 inhibits NSCLC cell proliferation and G1/S transition and induces apoptosis through suppression of the PTEN/AKT signaling pathway by targeting P-REX2a. These findings indicate that miR-561 plays a significant role in NSCLC progression and serves as a potential therapeutic target for NSCLC.

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