Selenium compounds,as an effective chemopreventive agent,can induce apoptosis in tumor cells.Reactive oxygen species(ROS)are important mediators in apoptosis induced by various stimuli,which include chemopreventive ag...Selenium compounds,as an effective chemopreventive agent,can induce apoptosis in tumor cells.Reactive oxygen species(ROS)are important mediators in apoptosis induced by various stimuli,which include chemopreventive agents.In this study,we investigated the relationship between ROS and the levels of DNA damage induced by selenite in HepG2 cells.After HepG2 cells were treated with selenite,there was a dose-dependent decrease in cell viability.The levels of ROS induced by selenite were measured by 2p,7p-dichlorofluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA)fluorescence,which shows a dose-and time-dependent increase in HepG2 cells.The levels of DNA damage in HepG2 increased in all cells treated with an increasing dose of selenite at 0,2.5,5,10,and 20μmol/L.N-acetylcysteine(NAC),a known antioxidant,increased cell viability and decreased ROS generation.Moreover,NAC effectively blocked DNA damage induced by selenite.These results revealed that ROS might play an important role in selenite-induced DNA damage that can be reduced by NAC treatment.展开更多
基金The study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.30471431).
文摘Selenium compounds,as an effective chemopreventive agent,can induce apoptosis in tumor cells.Reactive oxygen species(ROS)are important mediators in apoptosis induced by various stimuli,which include chemopreventive agents.In this study,we investigated the relationship between ROS and the levels of DNA damage induced by selenite in HepG2 cells.After HepG2 cells were treated with selenite,there was a dose-dependent decrease in cell viability.The levels of ROS induced by selenite were measured by 2p,7p-dichlorofluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA)fluorescence,which shows a dose-and time-dependent increase in HepG2 cells.The levels of DNA damage in HepG2 increased in all cells treated with an increasing dose of selenite at 0,2.5,5,10,and 20μmol/L.N-acetylcysteine(NAC),a known antioxidant,increased cell viability and decreased ROS generation.Moreover,NAC effectively blocked DNA damage induced by selenite.These results revealed that ROS might play an important role in selenite-induced DNA damage that can be reduced by NAC treatment.
