%0 Journal Article
%T Emptying of Intracellular Calcium Pool and Oxidative Stress Imbalance Are Associated with the Glyphosate-Induced Proliferation in Human Skin Keratinocytes HaCaT Cells
%A Jasmine George
%A Yogeshwer Shukla
%J ISRN Dermatology
%D 2013
%R 10.1155/2013/825180
%X We demonstrated that glyphosate possesses tumor promoting potential in mouse skin carcinogenesis and SOD 1, calcyclin (S100A6), and calgranulin B (S100A9) have been associated with this potential, although the mechanism is unclear. We aimed to clarify whether imbalance in between levels and oxidative stress is associated with glyphosate-induced proliferation in human keratinocytes HaCaT cells. The levels, ROS generation, and expressions of G1/S cyclins, IP3R1, S100A6, S100A9, and SOD 1, and apoptosis-related proteins were investigated upon glyphosate exposure in HaCaT cells. Glyphosate (0.1£¿mM) significantly induced proliferation, decreases , and increases ROS generation in HaCaT cells, whereas antioxidant N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) pretreatment reverts these effects which directly indicated that glyphosate induced cell proliferation by lowering levels via ROS generation. Glyphosate also enhanced the expression of G1/S cyclins associated with a sharp decrease in G0/G1 and a corresponding increase in S-phases. Additionally, glyphosate also triggers S100A6/S100A9 expression and decreases IP3R1 and SOD 1 expressions in HaCaT cells. Notably, Ca2+ suppression also prevented apoptotic related events including Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and caspases activation. This study highlights that glyphosate promotes proliferation in HaCaT cells probably by disrupting the balance in between levels and oxidative stress which in turn facilitated the downregulation of mitochondrial apoptotic signaling pathways. 1. Introduction Glyphosate, ¡°an organophosphate herbicide,¡± is the active component of Roundup and considered being innocuous whether alone or in combination with its formulation products such as surfactants under regular usage or chronic exposure in earlier testing approach in humans [1, 2]. However, lately acute toxic activity of glyphosate at lethal concentration has been demonstrated in fish or other aquatic organisms [3, 4]. Some case-control studies suggested an association between glyphosate use and the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among men [5]. The cellular reply to carcinogens/toxicants is intricate, and considerable effort is put into defining the network of proceedings going on in the cell to preserve genomic stability and avert carcinogenesis. Intracellular Ca2+ signaling is vital in the regulation of multiple cellular processes, including development, proliferation, secretion, gene activation, and cell death [6¨C8]. The development of these Ca2+ signals is reliant on many cellular Ca2+-binding and Ca2+-transporting proteins, existing in the several cell
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