The neurotoxic effect of 24-hydroxycholesterol on SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells
The neurotoxic effect of 24-hydroxycholesterol on SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells
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DOI:
10.1016/s0006-8993(98)01274-8
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发表时间:
1999-02-06
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Rao, ML
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作者:
Kölsch, H;Lütjohann, D;Rao, ML
Neurodegenerative disorders are characterized by a massive loss of nerve cells. The neuronal cell death is accompanied by an increased cholesterol release and conversion of cholesterol into the polar metabolite, 24-hydroxycholesterol (24-OH-Chol), appears to be an important mechanism in the central nervous system for eliminating cholesterol from the brain. We tested the influence of 24-OH-Chol on SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells by recording cell morphology, Trypan blue exclusion, LDH-release into the culture medium, intracellular calcium and reactive oxygen species (ROS). The exposure of SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells to 50 mu M 24-OH-Chol led to a 90% loss in cell viability within 30 h, the LDH-release into the medium increased rapidly after 24 h, and after 24 to 30 h we found an elevation in intracellular calcium. These results show that, in a physiological concentration range, 24-OH-Chol damages neuronal cells, thus we speculate that this oxysterol may be involved in the etiology of neurodegenerative disease. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.