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Protective effects of N-acetylcysteine against cadmium-induced damage in cultured rat normal liver cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21125209     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In this study, the protective effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC), a precursor of reduced glutathione, were studied by measuring the viability, the levels of antioxidant enzymes, and by analyzing the cell cycle in cadmium (Cd)-treated rat liver cells. The cells were treated with 150 µM CdCl2 alone or co-treated with 150 µM CdCl2 and 5 mM NAC (2 h pre-, simultaneous or 2 h post-treatment) for 24 h. The viability of the cells treated with 150 µM CdCl2 alone decreased to 40.1%, while that of the cells co-treated with 5 mM NAC (pre-, simultaneous and post-treatment) significantly increased to 83.7, 86.2 and 83.7%, respectively in comparison to the control cells (100%). The catalase enzyme level decreased to undetectable level in the cells treated with CdCl2 alone, while it significantly increased in the co-treated cells (pre-, simultaneous and post-treatment) to 40.1, 34.3 and 13.2%, respectively. In the cells treated with CdCl2 alone, the glutathione peroxidase enzyme level decreased to 78.3%, while it increased in the co-treated cells (pre-, simultaneous, and post-treatment) to 84.5, 83.3 and 87.9%, respectively. The glutathione reductase enzyme level decreased to 56.1% in the cells treated with cadmium alone, but significantly increased in the cells co treated with NAC (pre-, simultaneous and post-treatment) to 79.5, 78.5 and 78.2%, respectively. Cd caused cell cycle arrest at the S and G2/M phases. The co-treatment with NAC inhibited cell cycle arrest by shifting the cells to the G1 phase. These results clearly show the protective effects of NAC against Cd-induced damage in rat liver cells.
Authors:
Caroline O Odewumi; Veera L D Badisa; Uyen T Le; Lekan M Latinwo; Christopher O Ikediobi; Ramesh B Badisa; Selina F Darling-Reed
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-12-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of molecular medicine     Volume:  27     ISSN:  1791-244X     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Mol. Med.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-24     Completed Date:  2011-03-31     Revised Date:  2012-04-12    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9810955     Medline TA:  Int J Mol Med     Country:  Greece    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  243-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA. caroline.odewumi@famu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acetylcysteine / pharmacology*
Animals
Cadmium / toxicity
Catalase / metabolism
Cell Cycle / drug effects
Cell Line
Cell Survival / drug effects
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / drug effects
Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism
Glutathione Reductase / metabolism
Hepatocytes / cytology,  drug effects*,  metabolism
Rats
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
G12 RR003020-27/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
616-91-1/Acetylcysteine; 7440-43-9/Cadmium; EC 1.11.1.6/Catalase; EC 1.11.1.9/Glutathione Peroxidase; EC 1.8.1.7/Glutathione Reductase

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