The Role of PPARγ in TBBPA-mediated Endocrine Disrupting Effects in Human Choriocarcinoma JEG-3 Cells

Overview

Journal Mol Cell Biochem

Publisher Springer

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2015 Aug 9

PMID 26253174

Citations 6

Authors

Ewelina Honkisz

Anna K Wojtowicz

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Abstract

The goal of the present study was to investigate the action of TBBPA on PPARγ protein expression in vitro in human choriocarcinoma-derived placental JEG-3 cells. We also analyzed TBBPA for its action on placental secretion of progesterone and β-hCG, cell viability, and apoptosis. Our results showed that after TBBPA treatment at 10 nM and 10 µM, PPARγ protein expression increased in a time-dependent manner until 48 h and then slightly decreased at 72 h but was still above the control level. This alteration in PPARγ protein expression was accompanied by a decreased β-hCG level. Interestingly, co-treatment with the PPARγ antagonist GW9662 reversed the TBBPA-mediated changes in PPARγ protein expression but, according to β-hCG secretion, potentiated an inhibitory effect of TBBPA. Additionally, in our study, we assessed the ability of TBBPA to increase progesterone levels in JEG-3 cells compared with those of controls. Finally, in the present study, we demonstrated that TBBPA at all of the tested doses significantly increased caspase-3 activity compared with that of the vehicle control. The apoptotic action of TBBPA was also confirmed by Hoechst 33342 staining. These results showed the up-regulation of PPARγ protein expression after TBBPA exposure in human placental cells. Although co-treatment with antagonist of PPARγ reversed the TBBPA-mediated increase in this protein expression and restored it to the control level, it did not reverse the effect on β-hCG secretion. This indicated that the mechanism of TBBPA-induced changes in β-hCG secretion is PPARγ-independent.

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