PMID: 11322201Apr 27, 2001Paper

Bilirubin-induced apoptosis in cultured rat neural cells is aggravated by chenodeoxycholic acid but prevented by ursodeoxycholic acid

Journal of Hepatology
R F SilvaD Brites

Abstract

Unconjugated bilirubin (UCB) can be neurotoxic in jaundiced neonates and in patients with Crigler-Najjar syndrome. UCB toxicity may culminate in cell death, however, the occurrence of apoptosis has never been investigated. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a strong modulator of the apoptotic threshold in both hepatic and nonhepatic cells. The aims of this study were to determine whether apoptosis plays a role in neural cell death induced by UCB, and to investigate the ability of UDCA to prevent cell death. Cultured rat astrocytes were incubated with UCB (17 and 86 microM) plus albumin (5.7 and 28.7 microM) for 4-22 h. In addition, astrocytes and neurones were treated with either UCB, 50 microM UDCA, or their combination for 4 h. Cultures were scored for nonviable cells by trypan blue dye exclusion. Apoptosis was assessed by Hoechst staining and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick end-labelling assay. UCB induced a concentration- and time-dependent decrease in astrocyte viability. Apoptosis was 4- and 7-fold increased after 4 h exposure to 17 and 86 microM UCB, respectively (P < 0.01). UDCA reduced apoptosis to <7%, which represents a appoximately 60% protection (P < 0.01). Cholic acid was ...Continue Reading

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