Shelterin differentially respond to oxidative stress induced by TiO2-NPs and regulate telomere length in human hepatocytes and hepatocarcinoma cells in vitro
- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650500 (China)
- Shanghai Sanyu China Gene Science & Technology CO., Ltd., Shanghai, 200433 (China)
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433 (China)
Highlights: • Exposed to TiO{sub 2}-NPs caused telomere shortening and chromosome instability in normal cells but not in cancer cells. • The shelterin and Nrf-2 of normal and cancer cells differentially respond to oxidative stress induced by TiO{sub 2}-NPs. • The upregulation of Nrf-2 and shelterin protect telomere and chromosome stability against TiO{sub 2}-NPs exposure. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO{sub 2}-NPs) have raised serious attention for their widely use and potential adverse effects on human mainly due to producing ROS. However, the influence of TiO{sub 2}-NPs on telomere maintaining has not been studied clearly. Shelterin plays core roles in telomere length (TL) regulation. Abnormal TL are associated with chromosome instability (CIN) and high risk of diseases. This study investigated whether TiO{sub 2}-NPs affect TL to induce CIN through ROS generation and the possible mechanisms. Human hepatocyte L-02 and hepatocarcinoma cells QGY were exposed to TiO{sub 2}-NPs (0, 40, 80 μg/mL) for 72 h. The intracellular hydrogen dioxide (H{sub 2}O{sub 2}) concentration were measured. The TL, Nrf-2, and three core shelterin components (TRF1, TRF2, and POT1) transcription level were determined by quantitative real-time PCR. CIN was measured by cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay. TiO{sub 2}-NPs exposure increased intracellular H{sub 2}O{sub 2} in both L-02 and QGY cells, and induced Nrf-2, TRF1, TRF2, POT1 downregulated transcription compared with control (P P P P Nrf-2 to oxidative stress induced by TiO{sub 2}-NPs led to the weakened telomere protection in normal cells and effective telomere maintenance in cancer cells, respectively. The upregulation of Nrf-2 and shelterin could protect TL and chromosome stability against TiO{sub 2}-NPs exposure.
- OSTI ID:
- 23136926
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 503, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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