title: Inhibitory effect of arsenic trioxide on neuronal migration in vitro and its potential molecular mechanism.
abstract: Primary neuron cultures were established from the brains of neonatal rats and the effects of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) on the migration of neurons and the potential mechanism of As2O3 were investigated. Boyden chamber assay was used to detect the effect of AS2O3 on neuronal migration. Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-9 RNA expression and doublecortin (DCX) protein expression were measured. Neuronal migration ability was significantly lower in the 20 μmol/L group compared with the other three groups (all p < 0.001). The expression of both MMP-2 and MMP-9 was significantly inversely correlated with As2O3 concentration. The expression of DCX was significantly higher in the control group compared with the other three groups (all p ≤ 0.003). Thus, the inhibitory effect of As2O3 on the migration of primary neurons might be related to the reduction in MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities and decrease in β-actin and DCX expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
authors.forename: Xin-Jie
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Chuan
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China.
authors.forename: Kai-Yu
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, Guizhou, China. Electronic address: cuiyuxia1969@163.com.
authors.forename: Yu-Xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000089622:Doublecortin Domain Proteins; D000089662:Doublecortin Protein; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010087:Oxides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D001152:Arsenicals; C000714848:Dcx protein, rat; D000089622:Doublecortin Domain Proteins; D000089662:Doublecortin Protein; D008869:Microtubule-Associated Proteins; D009479:Neuropeptides; D010087:Oxides; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; C522363:Mmp2 protein, rat; D020780:Matrix Metalloproteinase 9; C572337:Mmp9 protein, rat; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide
keywords: Arsenic trioxide; Neuronal migration; Primary neuron culture