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卷 13, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins13030199
关键词
zearalenone; apoptosis; autophagy; granulosa cells; PI3K-AKT-mTOR; MAPK; chicken
资金
- Sichuan Science and Technology Program [2020NZZJ021, 2019NZZJ0011]
- Chengdu Science and Technology Program [2019-YF05-02309-SN]
This study investigated the effects of Zearalenone (ZEA) on chicken granulosa cells and found that ZEA inhibited cell growth by inducing apoptosis and promoting autophagy. Autophagy delayed apoptosis in ZEA-treated cells, reducing cytotoxicity. The results also showed that ZEA stimulated autophagy through PI3K-AKT-mTOR and MAPK signaling pathways in chicken granulosa cells.
Zearalenone (ZEA) is a nonsteroidal estrogenic mycotoxin found in several food commodities worldwide. ZEA causes reproductive disorders, genotoxicity, and testicular toxicity in animals. However, little is known about the functions of apoptosis and autophagy after exposure to ZEA in granulosa cells. This study investigated the effects of ZEA on chicken granulosa cells. The results show that ZEA at different doses significantly inhibited the growth of chicken granulosa cells by inducing apoptosis. ZEA treatment up-regulated Bax and downregulated Bcl-2 expression, promoted cytochrome c release into the cytosol, and triggered mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Consequently, caspase-9 and downstream effector caspase-3 were activated, resulting in chicken granulosa cells apoptosis. ZEA treatment also upregulated LC3-II and Beclin-1 expression, suggesting that ZEA induced a high level of autophagy. Pretreatment with chloroquine (an autophagy inhibitor) and rapamycin (an autophagy inducer) increased and decreased the rate of apoptosis, respectively, in contrast with other ZEA-treated groups. Autophagy delayed apoptosis in the ZEA-treated cells. Therefore, autophagy may prevent cells from undergoing apoptosis by reducing ZEA-induced cytotoxicity. In addition, our results further show that the autophagy was stimulated by ZEA through PI3K-AKT-mTOR and MAPK signaling pathways in chicken granulosa cells.
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