Abstract
The present study is aimed to determine the protective effect of a novel nanoparticle with antioxidant properties, nanoceria, on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and calcium signaling evoked by the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) in combination with cycloheximide (CHX) on apoptosis in the human histiocytic lymphoma cell line U937. Our results show that treatment of U937 cells with 10ng/mL TNFα in combination with 1μg/mL CHX led to several Ca(2+) alterations. These stimulatory effects on calcium signals were followed by intracellular ROS production and mitochondria membrane depolarization, as well as a time-dependent increase in caspase-8 and -9 activities. Our results show that the pretreatment with well known antioxidants such as trolox and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) partially reduced the apoptotic effects due to the administration of TNFα plus cycloheximide. Furthermore, nanoceria had a stronger protective effect than trolox or NAC. Our findings also suggest that TNFα plus cycloheximide-induced apoptosis is dependent on alterations in cytosolic concentration of calcium [Ca(2+)]c and ROS generation in human histiocytic U937 cells.
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