Abstract
Since polyacrylic acid capped platinum nanoparticles (nano-Pts) are known to have a unique ability to quench superoxide (O2-) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), the anti-oxidant activity of nano-Pts against apoptosis induced by x-irradiation in human lymphoma U937 cells was investigated. DNA fragmentation assay, Annexin V-FITC/PI by flow cytometry and Giemsa staining revealed a significant decrease in apoptosis induced by 10 Gy, when cells were pre-treated with nano-Pts in a dose-dependent manner. Pre-treatment with nano-Pts significantly decreased radiation-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, Fas expression and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential as determined by flow-cytometry. Furthermore, western blot analysis also showed that the expression of cleaved caspase-3, Bid and cytosolic cytochrome- c were significantly reduced in nano-Pts pretreated cells. Due to the catalase mimetic activity of nano-Pts, these results indicate that pre-treatment of U937 cells with nano-Pts significantly protect radiation-induced apoptosis by inhibiting intracellular ROS (mainly H 2O2), which plays a key role in the induction of apoptosis, because of no practical observation of intracellular O 2- formation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1006-1016 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Apoptosis |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014/06 |
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Platinum nano-particles
- Radiation
- Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Cell Biology
- Biochemistry, medical
- Cancer Research