Oxidative stress and genotoxicity of co-exposure to chlorpyrifos and aflatoxin B1 in HepG2 cells

Author:

Tadee Anupon1,Mahakunakorn Pramote2,Porasuphatana Supatra2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Graduate Program in Toxicology, Division of Pharmacognosy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

2. Division of Pharmacognosy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Abstract

Chlorpyrifos (CPF) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) are each known to adversely affect hepatic tissue individually, but their combined hepatic effects have never been previously investigated. HepG2 cell viability, oxidative status, and genetic impairment were examined after exposing HepG2 cells to: (1) CPF alone, (2) AFB1 alone, and (3) CPF and AFB1 combined (20:1). CPF exposure decreased cell viability, reduced glutathione (GSH) content, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity but increased both glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and paraoxonase 1 activity. AFB1 exposure decreased cell viability and GSH content but increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. CPF and AFB1 combined exposure decreased GSH content ( p < 0.05) further over individual CPF and AFB1 exposures. Induction of micronucleus formation was detected in AFB1-treated cells but undetected in both CPF and combination-treated cells. In conclusion, cytotoxic effects caused by combined exposure were antagonistic, as shown by a combination index value of 1.67. Although no change in ROS production was observed in CPF groups, the overall results confirmed the occurrence of oxidative stress through the alterations of GSH content, GPx, and SOD activity. Only intracellular GSH was evidently changed upon exposure to CPF and AFB1 combined. Thus, this study suggested cellular GSH as a potential indicator for detecting the combined effects of CPF and AFB1 in HepG2 cells, the detection of which could be adapted to estimate the potential toxicity of additional multiple toxicant exposures.

Funder

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Toxicology

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