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Efficacy Of Taurine Against Aluminum Maltolate-Induced Apoptosis In Sh-Sy5y Cells Via Reduction Of Oxidative Stress, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, And Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Bi-Yu Liu, Yuh-Ju Lee, Hsian-Chin Jen, Deng-Fwu Hwang Feb 2019

Efficacy Of Taurine Against Aluminum Maltolate-Induced Apoptosis In Sh-Sy5y Cells Via Reduction Of Oxidative Stress, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, And Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Bi-Yu Liu, Yuh-Ju Lee, Hsian-Chin Jen, Deng-Fwu Hwang

Journal of Marine Science and Technology

Aluminum (Al) is one of the most abundant elements on the earth’s crust and is used in various industrial applications. However, Al is known to be associated with various neurodegenerative diseases. Taurine is a free amino acid presents at high concentrations in the brain and is crucial for neuron development. Here, the protective effects of taurine against Al-induced neurotoxicity were investigated. Al, at a concentration of 600 M, induced apoptosis of and cell cycle arrest in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Additionally, Al induced a 55% increase in the levels of reactive oxygen species and inhibited mitochondrial membrane potential up to …