PMID:
Neurochem Res. 2020 Feb 3. Epub 2020 Feb 3. PMID: 32016793
Abstract Title:
Neuroprotective Effects of Deuterium-Depleted Water (DDW) Against HO-Induced Oxidative Stress in Differentiated PC12 Cells Through the PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway.
Abstract:
Oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Induction of endogenous antioxidants to act against oxidative stress-mediated neuronal damage seems to be a reasonable strategy for delaying the progression of such diseases. In this study, we investigated the neuroprotective effect of deuterium-depleted water (DDW) against HO-induced oxidative stress in differentiated PC12 cells and the possible signaling pathways involved. The differentiated PC12 cell line was pretreated with DDW containing different concentrations (50-100 ppm) of deuterium and then treated with HOto induce oxidative stress and neurotoxicity. We assessed cell survival, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, TUNEL assay, catalase (CAT), copper and zinc-containing superoxide dismutase (CuZn-SOD) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and performed Western blot analysis to investigate the neuroprotective effect of DDW. The results indicated that DDW could attenuate HO-induced apoptosis, reduce ROS formation, and increase CAT, CuZn-SOD and SOD activity in HO-treated PC12 cells. Western blot analysis revealed that DDW treatment significantly increased the expression of p-Akt, Bcl-2 and GSK-3β. However, the protective effect of DDW on cell survival and the DDW-mediated increases in p-Akt, Bcl-2 and GSK-3β were abolished by pretreatment with the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002. In summary, DDW may protect differentiated PC12 cells against HO-induced oxidative stress through the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.
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