Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 161-168.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2022.03.001

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Effects of Mito-TEMPO treatment on nitrogen mustard-induced cytotoxicity in BEAS-2B cells

ZHAO Chenqian1, XU Anqi1,2, AI Duo1,2, KONG Deqin1, ZHANG Xiaodi1, LI Wenli1, HAI Chunxu1, LIU Jiangzheng1   

  1. 1. Department of Military Toxicology and Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Air Force Medical University, Key Laboratory of Free Radical Biology and Medicine of Shaanxi Province, Key Laboratory of Environmental Hazard Assessment and Prevention of Special Operations of Ministry of Education, Xi'an 710032;
    2. The Second Brigade of Basic Medical College, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2022-03-24 Revised:2022-05-13 Published:2022-06-10

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To investigate effects of mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant Mito-TEMPO on cytotoxicity which was induced by nitrogen mustard(HN2) in the human bronchial epithelial cell line BEAS-2B cells. METHODS: BEAS-2B cells were divided into four groups:normal control,Mito-TEMPO control,HN2exposure and Mito-TEMPO intervention groups. The two control groups were treated with serum-free medium containing DMSO(0.1%) or Mito-TEMPO(100 μmol/L) for 26 h,respectively. The HN2 exposure group was pretreated with DMSO-containing serum-free medium for 2 h,and then with HN2(8 μmol/L) for 24 h. The Mito-TEMPO intervention group was pretreated with Mito-TEMPO(100 μmol/L) for 2 h,and then co-treated with HN2(8 μmol/L) and Mito-TEMPO(100 μmol/L) for 24 h. Cell viability was detected by CCK-8 method,LDH activity in cell culture medium supernatant was detected by rate method,cell morphology was observed by inverted microscope,cell apoptosis was detected by Annexin V/PI probe method using flow cytometry,and mitochondrial membrane potential was detected by JC-1 probe. UV spectrophotometry were used to detect thecontent of ATP in cell homogenate. MitoSOX,DCFH-DA and DHE probe were used to detect the level ofmitochondrial ROS(reactive oxygen species), intracellular H2O2and intracellular total ROS respectively.RT-PCR was used to detect the mRNA expression levels of inflammatory factor TNFα and IL-6. RESULTS: Compared with the nitrogen mustard exposure group,the cell viability of the Mito-TEMPO intervention groupdecreased by about 42.6%(P<0.05),and the LDH level in the cell supernatant increased by about 73.5%(P<0.05), accompanied by increase of abnormal cell morphology. Compared with the HN2 exposure group, theMito-TEMPO intervention group showed the level of mitochondrial ROS decreased by 53.6%(P<0.05),and thelevel of intracellular H2O2and total ROS increased by 171%(P<0.05) and 43.4%(P<0.05) respectively.Mito-TEMPO intervention had no significant effects on changes of apoptosis ratio, mitochondrial membranepotential, ATP content, TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA expression levels caused by HN2 exposure(P>0.05). CONCLUSION: 100 μmol/L Mito-TEMPO intervention significantly promoted cell damage in the HN2exposure BEAS-2B cell model, and the mechanisms might be related to increase of intracellular H2O2andtotal ROS levels.

Key words: mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants, Mito-TEMPO, nitrogen mustard, apoptosis, oxidative stress, inflammation

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