title: Effects of insulin-like growth factor-1 on okadaic acid-induced apoptosis in SH-SY5Y cells.
abstract: The effects of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) on the cytotoxicity and apoptosis induced by okadaic acid (OA) in SH-SY5Y cells were investigated. Cell viability was measured using the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,-5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay. Early and late apoptosis/necrosis were analyzed by flow cytometry using Annexin V and propidium iodide (PI) double-staining. Caspase-3 activation was detected by Western blot analysis. Preincubation with IGF-1 for 24 h prevented cytotoxicity induced by 40 nM OA given for 24 h, and the MTT value significantly increased. Incubation with 20 nM OA for 24 h caused a marked increase in the percentage of early apoptotic and late apoptotic/necrotic cells, which was not dependent on the activation of caspase-3. OA-induced apoptosis was significantly decreased by pretreatment with 10 ng/ml of IGF-1 for 24 h. The results supported the hypothesis that IGF-1 may be useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Changhong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yanling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Zuoping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D017304:Annexin A5; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011419:Propidium
chemical_list: D017304:Annexin A5; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D011419:Propidium; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I