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- Title
Melatonin decreases the oxidative stress produced by 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in rat cerebellar granule cells.
- Authors
Bongiovanni, B; De Lorenzi, P; Ferri, A; Konjuh, C; Rassetto, M; Evangelista de Duffard, A M; Cardinali, D P; Duffard, R
- Abstract
2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is one of the most widely used herbicides due to its relatively moderate toxicity and to its biodegradability in the soil. In toxic concentrations, 2,4-D displays strong neurotoxicity, partly due to generation of free radicals. Since melatonin has remarkable antioxidant properties, the objective of this study was to assess to what extent it was effective in preventing the 2,4-D effect on redox balance of rat cerebellar granule cells (CGC) in vitro. Cellular viability, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS), reduced glutathione (GSH) levels, and the activities of the antioxidant enzymes Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD), Mn-SOD, selenium-glutathione peroxidase (Se-GPx) and catalase (CAT) were measured in CGC exposed to 2,4-D and/or melatonin for 48 h. In CGC cultures exposed to 2,4-D, cell viability, GSH levels and CAT activity decreased significantly whereas ROS generation and Se-GPx activities were augmented. Except for Se-GPx activity, all these changes were counteracted by the concomitant addition of 0.1 or 0.5 mM melatonin. In addition, incubation of CGC with melatonin alone resulted in augmentation of cell viability, GSH levels and Se-GPx activity. RNS generation and SOD activity remained unaffected by either treatment. Since melatonin was able to counteract most of redox changes produced by 2,4-D in CGC in culture, the experimental evidence reported further support the efficacy of melatonin to act as a neuroprotector.
- Publication
Neurotoxicity research, 2007, Vol 11, Issue 2, p93
- ISSN
1029-8428
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF03033388