title: Protective effect of a polysaccharide from Hizikia fusiformis against ethanol-induced cytotoxicity in IEC-6 cells.
abstract: In the present study, we examined the signaling pathways related to the ethanol-protective effect of Hf-PS-1 in IEC-6 cells. Ethanol induced the death of IEC-6 cells in a dose-dependent manner, and pretreatment with Hf-PS-1 abrogated the ethanol toxicity. When we examined whether the effect of Hf-PS-1 on ethanol cytotoxicity was associated with insulin growth factor-I receptor signaling pathways, involving mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), we found that ethanol treatment decreased the phosphorylation of Shc and the binding of Grb2 to Shc, and Hf-PS-1 pretreatment increased them. Ethanol treatment also induced the phosphorylation of JNK and ERK, whereas Hf-PS-1 pretreatment decreased JNK activation but not ERK activation. Using a JNK inhibitor (SP600125), we examined GSH levels to determine whether Hf-PS-1 pretreatment mi20 ght protect against ethanol-induced gastric intestinal damage by down-regulating JNK. Co-treatment with SP600125 and ethanol decreased GSH levels, indicating that JNK phosphorylation is a critical factor during ethanol-induced injury and that the effect of Hf-PS-1 occurs via JNK down-regulation. We have thus demonstrated the protective effect of Hf-PS-1 against ethanol-induced cellular damage. Therefore, Hf-PS-1 may be useful as a bio-functional food source to protect against ethanol-induced gastrointestinal injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun-Young
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hye-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Taek-Jeong
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Nam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002460:Cell Line; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects*; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity*; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D000459:Phaeophyceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D011134:Polysaccharides; D000431:Ethanol; D048049:Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases; D048670:MAP Kinase Kinase 4; D005978:Glutathione