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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-6
pubmed:abstractText
Styrene 7,8-oxide (SO) is the main metabolite of styrene, a neurotoxic compound used industrially. Neurons exposed to SO undergo apoptosis with characteristic features including chromatin rearrangements and caspase activation. We report that the execution phase of apoptosis induced by SO (0.3 mM) in SK-N-MC neurons is triggered by translocation of apoptogenic factors (e.g., cytochrome c) into the cytosol. In addition, mitochondria exhibit lower Ca2+ capacity and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi). Lipid peroxidation, measured as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), is increased after 12 h. Pre-treatment with the antioxidant MnTBAP (100 microM) prevents the decrease of Ca2+ capacity, cytochrome c release, activation of caspases, exposure of phosphatidylserine and cell death. Hence, the neurotoxic effects of SO are related to mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0300-483X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
201
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Styrene 7,8-oxide induces mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress in neurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Environmental Medicine, Division of Toxicology and Neurotoxicology, Karolinska Institutet, Box 210, S-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden. elisabetta.dare@imm.ki.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't