Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (6): 418-421,426.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2017.06.003

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Effects of microcystin-LR on apoptosis, and Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 expression in human normal esophageal epithelial cells

XIAO Hongmei, WU Yi, ZHANG Ting, WANG Shaokang, SUN Guiju   

  1. Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine and Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2017-07-10 Revised:2017-10-16 Online:2017-11-30 Published:2017-11-30

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of microcystin-LR on viability and apoptosis of human normal esophageal epithelial cells,and on expression of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9. METHODS:Human normal esophageal epithelial cells were treated with microcystin-LR at different concentrations (1,3.75,7.5,15,30,50 μg/mL) for 24 h,and cell viability was detected by the MTT assay. The data were used to calculate the half inhibitory concentration (IC50) which was used to determine the MC-LR concentrations for subsequent experiments. Accordingly,cells were treated with 6,12 and 24 μg/mL MC-LR,and apoptosis was detected by PI-Annexin V double staining. Expression levels of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 were detected by Western blot. RESULTS:Compared with the control group,microcystin-LR of 3.75-50 μg/mL decreased the viability of normal esophageal epithelial cells (P < 0.01);the 6-24 μg/mL concentrations increased the apoptosis rate (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01),and the expression of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9 (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION:Induction of apoptosis in human normal esophageal epithelial cells by microcystin-LR may be related to its activation of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9.

Key words: microcystin-LR, human esophageal epithelial cells, apoptosis, Caspase-3, Caspase-9

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