The Effect of 3-hydroxybutyrate and Its Derivatives on the Growth of Glial Cells.
From: Multidisciplinary Research Center, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, Guangdong, China.
Biomaterials
- Publish Date: Sep 2007
- ISSN: 0142-9612
- Volume: 28
- Issue: 25
- Pages: 3608-16
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Xiao Xiao-Qiang, Zhao Yan, Chen Guo-Qiang, et al. The Effect of 3-hydroxybutyrate and Its Derivatives on the Growth of Glial Cells.. Biomaterials Sep 2007;28:3608-16
Abstract
Sodium salts of D-3-hydroxybutyrate (D-3-HB), DL-3-hydroxybutyrate (DL-3-HB) and methyl (D)-3-hydroxybutyrate (M-3-HB), are derivatives of 3-hydroxybutyric acid (3-HB), a ketone body that is produced in vivo in animals including human. D-3-HB is the most common degradation product of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) that have been investigated for tissue engineering application. This study evaluated the in vitro effect of PHA degradation product 3-HB and its derivatives (collectively called 3-HB derivatives) on cell apoptosis and cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration of mouse glial cells. Results showed that the percentage of cells undergoing apoptosis decreased significantly in the presence of 3-HB and its derivatives as evidenced by flow cytometry. The in vitro study on cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration demonstrated that 3-HB derivatives dramatically elevated the cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration. Both the extracellular and intracellular Ca(2+) contributed as the sources of such Ca(2+) concentration elevation. The effect of 3-HB derivatives on cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration could be reduced by nitredipine, an L-type voltage-dependent calcium channel antagonist. In comparison, M-3-HB worked more efficiently than D-3-HB and DL-3-HB did as M-3-HB is more efficient in permeation into the cells. All results indicated that 3-HB derivatives had an inhibitory effect on cell apoptosis which is mediated by signaling pathways related to the elevation of cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration. This positive effect helps explain the biocompatibility observed for PHA, it also points to the possibility of 3-HB derivatives regardless of chirality to become an effective neural protective agent.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid, Animals, Apoptosis, Calcium, Cell Proliferation, Cell Survival, Cells, Cultured, Cytosol, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Flow Cytometry, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Neuroglia, Neuroprotective Agents
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