T-2 toxin-induced apoptosis involving Fas, p53, Bcl-xL, Bcl-2, Bax and caspase-3 signaling pathways in human chondrocytes.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effects of T-2 toxin on expressions of Fas, p53, Bcl-xL, Bcl-2, Bax and caspase-3 on human chondrocytes.


METHODS
Human chondrocytes were treated with T-2 toxin (1-20 ng/ml) for 5 d. Fas, p53 and other apoptosis-related proteins such as Bax, Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, caspase-3 were determined by Western blot analysis and their mRNA expressions were determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).


RESULTS
Increases in Fas, p53 and the pro-apoptotic factor Bax protein and mRNA expressions and a decrease of the anti-apoptotic factor Bcl-xL were observed in a dose-dependent manner after exposures to 1-20 ng/ml T-2 toxin, while the expression of the anti-apoptotic factor Bcl-2 was unchanged. Meanwhile, T-2 toxin could also up-regulate the expressions of both pro-caspase-3 and caspase-3 in a dose-dependent manner.


CONCLUSIONS
These data suggest a possible underlying molecular mechanism for T-2 toxin to induce the apoptosis signaling pathway in human chondrocytes by regulation of apoptosis-related proteins.
Chen
Jing-hong
JH
Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes related to Diseases, Institute of Endemic Diseases, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China. Jixiang46@163.com
Cao
Jun-ling
JL
Chu
Yong-lie
YL
Wang
Zhi-lun
ZL
Yang
Zhan-tian
ZT
Wang
Hong-lin
HL
D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D053148:Caspase 3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013605:T-2 Toxin / Q000633:toxicity*; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051020:bcl-X Protein / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019014:fas Receptor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
C494826:BAX protein, human; C494811:BCL2L1 protein, human; D017931:DNA Primers; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C495901:TP53 protein, human; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D051028:bcl-2-Associated X Protein; D051020:bcl-X Protein; D019014:fas Receptor; C505407:CASP3 protein, human; D053148:Caspase 3; D013605:T-2 Toxin