Neuroprotective mechanism of low-dose sodium nitrite in oxygen-glucose deprivation model of cerebral ischemic stroke in PC12 cells

Authors

  • Nader Shakib Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
  • Mohammad Hassan Khadem Ansari Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran, E-mail: ansari_mh@umsu.ac.ir
  • Pouran Karimi Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran, E-mail: karimip@tbzmed.ac.ir
  • Yousef Rasmi Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2018-1947

Keywords:

sodium nitrite, oxygen and glucose deprivation, PC12 cells, endoplasmic reticulum stress, Ca2 release

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify the mechanisms of the protective effects of low-dose sodium nitrite (SN) on oxygen and glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in PC12 cells. The PC12 cells were exposed to 4 h of OGD and treated with 100 μmol SN. The expression and activity of ER stress markers, including PKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), transcription factor 6 (ATF6), CCAAT/enhancer binding protein homologous protein (CHOP), as well as caspase-12 and -3, were detected by immunoblotting assay. Fluorescence staining was used to detect the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and Ca2+ release from the ER. Cell viability was also evaluated by MTT assay. It was found that SN significantly inhibited ROS production and Ca2+ release from the ER in OGD-injured PC12 cells. Moreover, ER stress marker expression and cleaved fragments of caspase-3 and -12 in OGD-injured PC12 cells were decreased after SN treatment. These findings were accompanied by a significant increase in cell viability. It seems that SN exerts a neuroprotective effect at least partially through reduction of ROS-mediated ER stress caused by OGD insult.

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Published

2019-04-08

How to Cite

Shakib, N., Khadem Ansari, M. H., Karimi, P., & Rasmi, Y. (2019). Neuroprotective mechanism of low-dose sodium nitrite in oxygen-glucose deprivation model of cerebral ischemic stroke in PC12 cells. EXCLI Journal, 18, 229–242. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2018-1947

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Vol. 18 (2019)

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