The Sarin-like Organophosphorus Agent bis(isopropyl methyl)phosphonate Induces Apoptotic Cell Death and COX-2 Expression in SK-N-SH Cells

• Arima, Yosuke

• Yoshimoto, Kanji

• Namera, Akira

• Makita, Ryosuke

• Murata, Kazuhiro

• Nagao, Masataka

抄録

Organophosphorus compounds, such as sarin, are highly toxic nerve agents that inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE), but not cholinesterase, via multiple mechanisms. Recent studies have shown that organophosphorus compounds increase cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression and induce neurotoxicity. In this study, we examined the toxicity of the sarin-like organophosphorus agent bis(isopropyl methyl)phosphonate (BIMP) and the effects of BIMP on COX-2 expression in SK-N-SH human neuroblastoma cells. Exposure to BIMP changed cell morphology and induced caspase-dependent apoptotic cell death accompanied by cleavage of caspase 3, caspase 9, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). It also increased COX-2 expression, while pretreatment with a COX inhibitor, ibuprofen, decreased BIMP-dependent cell death and COX-2 expression in SK-N-SH cells. Thus, our findings suggest that BIMP induces apoptotic cell death and upregulates COX-2 expression.

収録刊行物

• Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences

  Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences 65 (1), 1-8, 2016-03

  Hiroshima University Medical Press

キーワード

• Sarin
• Organophosphates
• Apoptosis
• COX-2

詳細情報

• CRID: 1050296265985197312
• NII論文ID: 120005743715
• NII書誌ID: AA00664312
• Web Site: http://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/00039746
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2016381529
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: departmental bulletin paper
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