Salvianolic acid B inhibits ototoxic drug–induced ototoxicity by suppression of the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway
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- 29 April 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
- Vol. 24 (12), 6883-6897
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.15345
Abstract
It has been claimed that salvianolic acid B (Sal B), a natural bioactive antioxidant, exerts protective effects in various types of cells. This study aims to evaluate the antioxidant and anti‐apoptosis effects of Sal B in a cultured HEI‐OC1 cell line and in transgenic zebrafish (Brn3C: EGFP). A CCK‐8 assay, Annexin V Apoptosis Detection Kit, TUNEL and caspase‐3/7 staining, respectively, examined apoptosis and cell viability. The levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were evaluated by CellROX and MitoSOX Red staining. JC‐1 staining was employed to detect the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm). Western blotting was used to assess expressions of Bax and Bcl‐2. The expression pattern of p‐PI3K and p‐Akt was determined by immunofluorescent staining. We found that Sal B protected against neomycin‐ and cisplatin‐induced apoptotic features, enhanced cell viability and accompanied with decreased caspase‐3 activity in the HEI‐OC1 cells. Supplementary experiments determined that Sal B reduced ROS production (increased ΔΨm), promoted Bcl‐2 expression and down‐regulated the expression of Bax, as well as activated PI3K/AKT signalling pathways in neomycin‐ and cisplatin‐injured HEI‐OC1 cells. Moreover, Sal B markedly decreased the TUNEL signal and protected against neomycin‐ and cisplatin‐induced neuromast HC loss in the transgenic zebrafish. These results unravel a novel role for Sal B as an otoprotective agent against ototoxic drug–induced HC apoptosis, offering a potential use in the treatment of hearing loss.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (81870728, 81670936, 81830029)
- Shanghai Rising-Star Program (19QA1401800)
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