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- Title
Arsenic acid inhibits proliferation of skin fibroblasts, and increases cellular senescence through ROS mediated MST1-FOXO signaling pathway.
- Authors
Yuya Yamaguchi; Madhyastha, Harishkumar; Madhyastha, Radha; Choijookhuu, Narantsog; Yoshitaka Hishikawa; Pengjam, Yutthana; Yuichi Nakajima; Masugi Maruyama
- Abstract
Arsenic exposure through drinking water is a major public health problem. It causes a number of toxic effects on skin. Arsenic has been reported to inhibit cell proliferation in in vitro conditions. However, reports about the molecular mechanisms are limited. Here, we investigated the mechanism involved in arsenic acid-mediated inhibition of cell proliferation using mouse skin fibroblast cell line. The present study found that 10 ppm arsenic acid inhibited cell proliferation, without any effect on cell death. Arsenic acid induced the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in oxidative stress to DNA. It also activated the mammalian Ste20-like protein kinase 1 (MST1); however the serine/ threonine kinase Akt was downregulated. Forkhead box O (FOXO) transcription factors are activated through phosphorylation by MST1 under stress conditions. They are inhibited by phosphorylation by Akt through external and internal stimuli. Activation of FOXOs results in their nuclear localization, followed by an increase in transcriptional activity. Our results showed that arsenic induced the nuclear translocation of FOXO1 and FOXO3a, and altered the cell cycle, with cells accumulating at the G2/M phase. These effects caused cellular senescence. Taken together, our results indicate that arsenic acid inhibited cell proliferation through cellular senescence process regulated by MST1-FOXO signaling pathway.
- Subjects
FORKHEAD transcription factors; CELLULAR aging; REACTIVE oxygen species; CELLULAR signal transduction; FIBROBLASTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of arsenic
- Publication
Journal of Toxicological Sciences, 2016, Vol 41, Issue 1, p105
- ISSN
0388-1350
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2131/jts.41.105