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The effects of nonyl phenoxypolyethoxyl ethanol on cell damage pathway gene expression in SK-NSH cells.

AbstractBACKGROUND/AIMS:
Most pesticide formulations contain both chief and additive ingredients. But, the additives may not have been tested as thoroughly as the chief ingredients. The surfactant, nonyl phenoxypolyethoxylethanol (NP40), is an additive frequently present in pesticide formulations. We investigated the effects of NP40 and other constituents of a validamycin pesticide formulation on cell viability and on the expression of genes involved in cell damage pathways.
METHODS:
The effects of validamycin pesticide ingredients on cell viability and of NP40 on the mRNA expression of 80 genes involved in nine key cellular pathways were examined in the human neuroblastoma SK-N-SH cell line.
RESULTS:
The chemicals present in the validamycin pesticide formulation were cytotoxic to SK-N-SH cells and NP40 showed the greatest cytotoxicity. A range of gene expression changes were identified, with both up- and down-regulation of genes within the same pathway. However, all genes tested in the necrosis signaling pathway were down-regulated and all genes tested in the cell cycle checkpoint/arrest pathway were up-regulated. The median fold-change in gene expression was significantly higher in the cell cycle checkpoint/arrest pathway than in the hypoxia pathway category (p = 0.0064). The 70 kDa heat shock protein 4 gene, within the heat shock protein/unfolded protein response category, showed the highest individual increase in expression (26.1-fold).
CONCLUSIONS:
NP40 appeared to be particularly harmful, inducing gene expression changes that indicated genotoxicity, activation of the cell death (necrosis signaling) pathway, and induction of the 70 kDa heat shock protein 4 gene.
AuthorsSamel Park, Il-woong Hwang, Jin-sheon Kim, Hyo-chul Kang, Su-Yeon Park, Hyo-wook Gil, Ho-yeon Song, Sae-yong Hong
JournalThe Korean journal of internal medicine (Korean J Intern Med) Vol. 30 Issue 6 Pg. 873-83 (Nov 2015) ISSN: 2005-6648 [Electronic] Korea (South)
PMID26552463 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • HSP110 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • HSPA4 protein, human
  • Pesticides
  • RNA, Messenger
  • Surface-Active Agents
  • Nonoxynol
  • Inositol
  • validamycins
Topics
  • Aged
  • Cell Cycle Checkpoints (drug effects, genetics)
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival (drug effects)
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation (drug effects)
  • Genes, cdc
  • HSP110 Heat-Shock Proteins (genetics, metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Inositol (analogs & derivatives, chemistry, poisoning)
  • Necrosis
  • Neurons (drug effects, metabolism, pathology)
  • Nonoxynol (chemistry, toxicity)
  • Pesticides (chemistry, poisoning)
  • RNA, Messenger (metabolism)
  • Signal Transduction (drug effects)
  • Surface-Active Agents (chemistry, toxicity)

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