Effects of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl on the outgrowth of axon-like processes, tubulin, and GAP-43 in N2a cells

Sachana, M, Flaskos, J and Hargreaves, AJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9754-5477, 2005. Effects of chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl on the outgrowth of axon-like processes, tubulin, and GAP-43 in N2a cells. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, 15 (6), pp. 405-410. ISSN 1537-6524

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Abstract

The aim of this work was to study the neurodegenerative effects of the organophosphate (OP) pesticides chlorpyrifos (CPF) and chlorpyrifos-methyl (CHM) on cultured mouse N2a neuroblastoma cells. CPF or CHM, at a subcytotoxic concentration of 3 μM, were added to the cells either at the time of the induction of cell differentiation (codifferentiation) or 16 h after the induction of differentiation (postdifferentiation). CPF and CHM were similar in inhibiting significantly the outgrowth of axon-like processes from N2a cells after only 4 h exposure under both co- and postdifferentiation exposure conditions. Densitometric scanning of Western blots of extracts of cells treated with CPF or CHM for 4 h revealed significantly decreased cross-reactivity with a monoclonal antibody recognizing the protein GAP-43 under post- but not under codifferentiation exposure conditions. Exposure to CPF or CHM for 4 h under postdifferentiation conditions also resulted in reduced fluorescence of N2a cell body staining with anti-GAP-43. Cross-reactivity of Western blots with a monoclonal antibody recognizing -tubulin was not significantly affected by OP treatment. These data indicate that a disturbance in GAP-43 may be important in the retraction of axons in predifferentiated N2a cells and support the notion that the mechanisms involved in CPF-and CHM-induced inhibition of axonal outgrowth may be different under co- and postdifferentiation exposure conditions.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods
Creators:	Sachana, M., Flaskos, J. and Hargreaves, A.J.
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Date:	2005
Volume:	15
Number:	6
ISSN:	1537-6524
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/15376520500194767 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:35
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:33
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15080

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