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Cytotoxicity and Apoptotic Mechanism of 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate via Genotoxicity and the Mitochondrial-Dependent Intrinsic Caspase Pathway and Intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species Accumulation in Macrophages
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Lee, Chien-Ying Ho, Yung-Chuan Lee, Shiuan-Shinn Li, Yi-Ching Lai, Mei-Yu Kuan, Yu-Hsiang |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Description | Macrophages are mainly active cells of the immune system and play a role in the defense of pathogens. However, the overactivation of macrophages by fatal pathogens can result in toxic responses. 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), which is a hydrophilic monomer, is used in dental adhesive reagents and composite resins as well as biocompatible hydrogels. The mechanisms underlying the genotoxicity engendered by HEMA-induced apoptosis that leads to cytotoxicity remain unclear. Accordingly, this study was conducted to clarify such mechanisms. The results showed that HEMA induced cell toxicity in RAW264.7 macrophages depending on the concentration. A higher HEMA concentration was associated with a higher level of apoptosis and genotoxicity. Moreover, HEMA induced a concentration-dependent increase in mitochondrial dysfunction and the intrinsic caspase pathway, including the activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9. HEMA was also found to upregulate intracellular reactive oxygen species generation and to decrease the activity of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase and catalase. Taken together, the mitochondrial-dependent intrinsic caspase pathway and intracellular reactive oxygen species accumulation were found to mediate HEMA-induced genotoxicity and apoptosis, leading to cytotoxicity in RAW264.7 macrophages. |
| Starting Page | 3378 |
| e-ISSN | 20734360 |
| DOI | 10.3390/polym14163378 |
| Journal | Polymers |
| Issue Number | 16 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-08-18 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Polymers Toxicology Hema Raw264.7 Macrophages Cytotoxicity Genotoxicity Apoptosis Caspases |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |