期刊
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
卷 207, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111378
关键词
Quantum dot; Neurotoxicity; Neurite outgrowth; MAPK pathway; p75(NTR)
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [21677102]
- Shenzhen Science and Technology project [JCYJ20190808153803592]
- Discipline Layout project of Shenzhen Science and Technology innovation committee [JCYJ20170818092553608]
- SZU Top Ranking Project [86000000210]
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2019A1515110342]
The study revealed that PEGylated CuInS2/ZnS QDs did not affect the survival rate of neuron-like PC12 cells within a certain concentration range, but significantly inhibited neurite outgrowth and differentiation in the presence of NGF. The QDs were found to downregulate the expression of low-affinity NGF receptor and negatively regulate the downstream MAPK cascade.
The widespread application of cadmium-free CuInS2/ZnS QDs has raised great concern regarding their potential toxicity to humans. To date, toxicological data related to CuInS2/ZnS QDs are scarce. Neurons play extraordinary roles in regulating the activities of organs and systems, and serious consequences occur when neurons are damaged. Currently, the potential toxicity of CuInS2/ZnS QDs on neurons has not been fully elucidated. Here, we investigate the neurotoxicity of PEGylated CuInS2/ZnS (CuInS2/ZnS-PEG) QDs on neuron-like PC12 cells. We found that CuInS2/ZnS-PEG QDs were taken up by PC12 cells, but at a concentration range from 0 to 100 mu g/mL, they did not affect the survival rate of the PC12 cells. In addition, we found that CuInS2/ZnS-PEG QDs signifi-cantly inhibited neurite outgrowth from and the differentiation of PC12 cells in the presence of NGF, while COOH-modified CuInS2/ZnS QDs or free PEG did not have a similar effect. Further studies showed that CuInS2/ZnS-PEG QDs obviously downregulated the expression of low-affinity NGF receptor (p75(NTR)) and subsequently negatively regulated the downstream MAPK cascade by dephosphorylating ERK1/2 and AKT. Taken together, these results suggest that CuInS2/ZnS-PEG QDs disturb NGF signal transduction from external stimuli to relevant internal signals, thus affecting normal biological processes such as neurite outgrowth and cell differentiation.
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