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- Title
Combined use of multiparametric high-content-screening and in vitro circadian reporter assays in neurotoxicity evaluation.
- Authors
Park, Youngil; Kang, Hwan-Goo; Kang, Seok-Jin; Ku, Hyun-Ok; Zarbl, Helmut; Fang, Ming-Zhu; Park, Jae-Hak
- Abstract
Accumulating evidence indicates that chronic circadian rhythm disruption is associated with the development of neurodegenerative diseases induced by exposure to neurotoxic chemicals. Herein, we examined the relationship between cellular circadian rhythm disruption and cytotoxicity in neural cells. Moreover, we evaluated the potential application of an in vitro cellular circadian rhythm assay in determining circadian rhythm disruption as a sensitive and early marker of neurotoxicant-induced adverse effects. To explore these objectives, we established an in vitro cellular circadian rhythm assay using human glioblastoma (U87 MG) cells stably transfected with a circadian reporter vector (PER2-dLuc) and determined the lowest-observed-adverse-effect levels (LOAELs) of several common neurotoxicants. Additionally, we determined the LOAEL of each compound on multiple cytotoxicity endpoints (nuclear size [NC], mitochondrial membrane potential [MMP], calcium ions, or lipid peroxidation) using a multiparametric high-content screening (HCS) assay using transfected U87 MG cells treated with the same neurotoxicants for 24 and 72 h. Based on our findings, the LOAEL for cellular circadian rhythm disruption for most chemicals was slightly higher than that for most cytotoxicity indicators detected using HCS, and the LOAEL for MMP in the first 24 h was the closest to that for cellular circadian rhythm disruption. Dietary antioxidants (methylselenocysteine and N-acetyl-l-cysteine) prevented or restored neurotoxicant-induced cellular circadian rhythm disruption. Our results suggest that cellular circadian rhythm disruption is as sensitive as cytotoxicity indicators and occurs early as much as cytotoxic events during disease development. Moreover, the in vitro cellular circadian rhythm assay warrants further evaluation as an early screening tool for neurotoxicants.
- Subjects
CIRCADIAN rhythms; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; CALCIUM ions; CYTOTOXINS; MITOCHONDRIAL membranes; MEMBRANE potential; CLOCK genes; MOLECULAR clock
- Publication
Archives of Toxicology, 2024, Vol 98, Issue 5, p1485
- ISSN
0340-5761
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00204-024-03686-6