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Analyzing Oxidative Stress in Murine Intestinal Organoids using Reactive Oxygen Species-Sensitive Fluorogenic Probe
Published on: September 17, 2021
[Change in apoptosis and its mechanism in intestinal epithelial cells under oxidative stress]
Jing Zhou1, Shan Wang, Ying-jiang Ye
1Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, People's Hospital of Peking University, Beijing 100044, China. zhoujing58@sohu.com
Objective:
To investigate change in apoptosis level and its mechanism of intestinal epithelial cells under oxidative stress.
Methods:
HT-29 cells were cultured in vitro, which were treated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), to simulate the intestinal epithelial cells injured by reactive oxidative species. The cells viability was observed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Moreover, cell apoptosis and apoptosis associated proteins were evaluated by flow cytometry and Western blot.
Results:
Cells viability of HT-29 was decreased by H2O2 which showed dose-dependent and time-dependent patterns (all P<0.05). The cell apoptotic ratios were increased with the concentration of H2O2 increased and the time of the stimulation prolonged compared with the controls (all P<0.05). Although the expression of the Bax was increased when HT-29 cells were stimulated with different concentrations of H2O2 for 24 hours, the expression of Bcl-2 was decreased. While HT-29 cells were stimulated with 500 micromol/L H2O2, the expression of the Bax was increased and that of Bcl-2 was decreased overtime.
Conclusion:
These data suggest that oxidative stress appears to be related to the apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells under stress. The imbalance of Bcl-2/Bax expression might result in intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis in oxidative stress.
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