title: Effects of Antidepressants on DSP4/CPT-Induced DNA Damage Response in Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells.
abstract: DNA damage is a form of cell stress and injury. Increased systemic DNA damage is related to the pathogenic development of neurodegenerative diseases. Depression occurs in a relatively high percentage of patients suffering from degenerative diseases, for whom antidepressants are often used to relieve depressive symptoms. However, few studies have attempted to elucidate why different groups of antidepressants have similar effects on relieving symptoms of depression. Previously, we demonstrated that neurotoxins N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine (DSP4)- and camptothecin (CPT) induced the DNA damage response in SH-SY5Y cells, and DSP4 caused cell cycle arrest which was predominately in the S-phase. The present study shows that CPT treatment also resulted in similar cell cycle arrest. Some classic antidepressants could reduce the DNA damage response induced by DSP4 or CPT in SH-SY5Y cells. Cell viability examination demonstrated that both DSP4 and CPT caused cell death, which was prevented by spontaneous administration of some tested antidepressants. Flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that a majority of the tested antidepressants protect cells from being arrested in S-phase. These results suggest that blocking the DNA damage response may be an important pharmacologic characteristic of antidepressants. Exploring the underlying mechanisms may allow for advances in the effort to improve therapeutic strategies for depression appearing in degenerative and psychiatric diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, 37604, USA.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Hilton
authors.forename: Kui
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Meng-Yang
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001345:Autoradiography; D001596:Benzylamines / Q000633:toxicity*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000633:toxicity*; D059447:Cell Cycle Checkpoints / Q000187:drug effects; D016923:Cell Death / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004249:DNA Damage / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D009447:Neuroblastoma; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D001596:Benzylamines; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; C012102:DSP 4; D002166:Camptothecin