DNA methylation and RASSF4 expression are involved in T-2 toxin-induced hepatotoxicity

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tox.2019.152246" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.tox.2019.152246</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

DNA methylation and RASSF4 expression are involved in T-2 toxin-induced hepatotoxicity

Original language description

T-2 toxin is a secondary metabolite produced by Fusarium species and commonly contaminates food and animal feed. T-2 toxin can induce hepatotoxicity through apoptosis and oxidative stress; however, the underlying mechanism is not clear. Recent studies indicated that RASSF4, a member of the RASSF family, participates in cell apoptosis and some cancers due to its inactivation via DNA hypermethylation. However, its role in T-2 toxininduced liver toxicity is poorly understood. Therefore, in this study, female Wistar rats were given a single dose of T-2 toxin at 2 mg/kg b.w. and were sacrificed at 1, 3 and 7 days post-exposure. A normal rat liver cell line (BRL) was exposed to different concentrations of T-2 toxin (10, 20, 40 nM) for 4, 8, 12 h, respectively. Histopathological analysis revealed with apoptosis in some liver cells and clear proliferation under T-2 toxin exposure. Expression analysis by immunohistochemical assays, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) and westem blot demonstrated that T-2 toxin activated PI3K-Akt/Caspase/NF-kappa B signaling pathways. Additionally, DNA methylation assays revealed that the expression of RASSF4 was silenced by promoter hypermethylation after exposure to T-2 toxin for 1 and 3 days as compared to the control group. Moreover, joint treatment of 5-Aza-2&apos;-deoxycytidine (DAC) (5 mu M) and T-2 toxin (40 nM) increased expression of RASSF4 and PI3K-Akt/caspase/NF-kappa B signaling pathways-related genes, inducing cell apoptosis. These findings for the first time demonstrated that DNA methylation regulated the RASSF4 expression under T-2 toxin, along with the activation of its downstream pathways, resulting in apoptosis.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30108 - Toxicology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2019

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Toxicology

ISSN

0300-483X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

425

Issue of the periodical within the volume

SEP

Country of publishing house

IE - IRELAND

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

"Article Number: 152246"

UT code for WoS article

000484649700011

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85069944290