染料木素对铅诱导的PC12细胞毒性的抑制效应研究

目的：探讨染料木素对铅诱导的细胞毒性的影响。方法：PC12细胞分为对照组、染铅组、染料木素组以及铅加染料木素组;MTT实验检测细胞活力的改变,流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡水平的变化,荧光探针检测线粒体形态的改变,Western blot方法检测线粒体融合分裂相关蛋白表达水平的变化。结果：铅可诱导PC12细胞活力的下降以及细胞凋亡率的显著增高,染料木素可抑制铅的这些毒性效应。与此同时,铅可诱导线粒体形态的损伤性改变,线粒体融合减少,分裂增多;而加入染料木素之后,线粒体损伤程度显著下降,线粒体分裂减少,融合增多。此外,线粒体融合相关蛋白Mfn2的水平在铅暴露后显著下降,而线粒体分裂相关蛋白Drp1的水平在铅暴露后显著升高,染料木素干预后均有所恢复。结论：染料木素可抑制铅诱导的PC12细胞毒性,其作用可能与其对线粒体融合分裂过程的干预有关。     

细胞色素c的释放是多巴胺诱导PC12细胞凋亡的重要环节

通过末端脱氧核苷酸转移酶介导dUTP缺口翻译法和DNA凝胶电泳观察多巴胺(DA)对PC12细胞凋亡的诱导作用, 并经蛋白质印迹法检测胞浆细胞色素c、Bcl-2和Bax蛋白以及活化型半胱氨酸蛋白酶3(caspase-3)水平. 结果表明, 在DA诱导PC12细胞凋亡的过程中, 可见PC12细胞中活化型caspase-3蛋白表达, 胞浆中细胞色素c水平明显增高, 同时Bcl-2蛋白水平下降, 而Bax蛋白水平明显增加. 环孢菌素A预处理对细胞色素c释放和caspase-3激活有明显的抑制作用, 而对Bcl-2和Bax蛋白影响不明显. 结果提示, Bcl-2和Bax蛋白、细胞色素c以及caspase-3可能参与DA诱导PC12细胞凋亡, 线粒体细胞色素c向胞浆释放可能是其中的中心环节.     

线粒体分裂抑制剂Mdivi-1改善血管紧张素Ⅱ介导的内皮功能紊乱（英文）

动力相关蛋白(dynamin-related protein 1,Drp1)与线粒体的动态变化有着密切的联系,是介导线粒体分裂的主要功能蛋白。本研究旨在探讨血管紧张素II(angiotensin II,Ang II)对血管内皮细胞线粒体融合和分裂的影响以及Drp1功能抑制剂Mdivi-1对Ang II介导的内皮损伤是否有减轻作用。Ang II或联合Drp1抑制剂Mdivi-1处理人脐静脉内皮细胞(human umbilical vascular endothelial cells,HUVECs)后,用Western blot检测Drp1、e NOS和凋亡相关酶的蛋白表达,用Mito Tracker Red染色观察细胞内线粒体形态,用JC-1探针染色检测线粒体膜电位变化,用DCFH-DA染色检测细胞活性氧簇(reactive oxygen species,ROS)生成,用Transwell实验检测细胞迁移情况,用Annexin V/PI染色检测细胞凋亡情况。结果显示,Ang II处理12 h后,HUVECs的Drp1的表达水平显著升高,内皮细胞迁移、凋亡及ROS的生成显著增加,e NOS表达量显著降低;同时,Ang II处理还诱导了线粒体形态的改变,使网状的线粒体变成了短管状,并伴随着线粒体膜电位的下降。Mdivi-1可以显著逆转Ang II对内皮功能的上述损伤作用,提高内皮细胞线粒体膜电位及e NOS的表达量,降低细胞内ROS水平,抑制内皮细胞凋亡及迁移能力。以上结果提示,Drp1抑制剂Mdivi-1可以减轻Ang II介导的内皮损伤。     

二氢杨梅素通过下调JNK信号拮抗高糖诱导的PC12细胞凋亡

本文探讨二氢杨梅素(dihydromyricetin,DHM)是否通过下调JNK信号拮抗高糖诱导的PC12细胞凋亡.使用四甲基偶氮唑盐法(MTT)检测PC12细胞活力;流式细胞仪检测PC12细胞早、晚期凋亡及死亡细胞率;Hoechst 33258染色观察凋亡细胞核变化;蛋白质印迹法(Western blotting)检测PC12细胞凋亡相关蛋白(Bax、Bcl-2、cleaved-Caspase-3)和p-JNK蛋白的表达.结果发现,不同浓度的葡萄糖(4.5、9.0、13.5、18.0 g/L)分别处理PC12细胞24、48、72、96 h后,发现浓度为13.5 g/L的高糖处理PC12细胞72 h可明显改变细胞形态、降低细胞活力、增加细胞凋亡率,同时促凋亡蛋白(Bax、Caspase-3)表达增加、抗凋亡蛋白Bcl-2表达降低,提示:长时间高糖处理可诱导PC12细胞凋亡.DHM(15μmol/L)预处理能明显改善高糖诱导的PC12细胞凋亡,降低高糖诱导的PC12细胞中JNK和p-JNK蛋白的表达;进一步用JNK激动剂(茴香霉素)处理能取消DHM对高糖诱导PC12细胞凋亡的保护作用.综上,得出结论:DHM通过下调JNK信号拮抗高糖诱导的PC12细胞凋亡.     

硒对铅暴露致神经损伤的拮抗作用研究

目的:研究铅暴露诱导的神经毒性损伤作用,明确铅暴露引发神经毒性损伤的部分机制以及硒的保护作用。方法:通过哺乳期染铅及补充硒建立铅暴露动物模型;通过TUNEL实验确定铅暴露引发的神经损伤;通过Western blot实验检测Bax、Bcl-2、Caspase-3水平确定铅暴露对凋亡途径的启动;并确证补硒在铅神经毒性作用下对机体的保护作用。结果:1.哺乳期铅暴露能够引起仔鼠海马神经细胞凋亡的发生;2.铅暴露能够诱导Bax/Bcl-2水平改变,激活Caspase-3。3.同时给予硒干预后,机体抗铅神经毒性能力显著增加。结论:1.铅暴露能够诱导海马部位神经毒性损伤,损伤可能通过启动凋亡途径而发生,2.补硒能够通过拮抗凋亡发生从而拮抗铅的神经毒性,产生保护作用。     

芜菁中性多糖对PC12细胞氧化损伤保护作用机制的初步研究CSCD

以H_(2)O_(2)诱导PC12细胞建立氧化损伤模型,研究芜菁中性多糖(neutral polysaccharide from Brassica rapa L.,BRNP)对PC12细胞氧化损伤保护及初步作用机制。采用CCK-8法检测细胞存活率;乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)检测H_(2)O_(2)对PC12细胞氧化损伤的保护作用;JC-1法检测BRNP对H_(2)O_(2)诱导的PC12细胞线粒体膜电位的影响;Western blot法检测BRNP对H_(2)O_(2)诱导的PC12细胞Bax、Bcl-2和Caspase-3蛋白表达水平。结果表明,BRNP对PC12细胞无明显细胞毒性;H_(2)O_(2)的造模浓度和时间分别为300μmol/L、4 h;BRNP在一定程度上可减轻H_(2)O_(2)对PC12细胞的氧化损伤;BRNP可降低H_(2)O_(2)对PC12细胞线粒体膜电位的损伤;以不同剂量BRNP干预PC12细胞后,Bax、Caspase-3蛋白表达水平均有显著降低(P<0.05);而Bcl-2蛋白表达水平显著升高(P<0.05)。综上所述,BRNP能够改善H_(2)O_(2)诱导的PC12细胞氧化应激损伤及保护其细胞功能,其作用机制可能与抑制细胞内LDH生成、提高抗氧化酶活性及其凋亡蛋白表达水平有关。     

工频磁场急性暴露对PC12细胞生长和凋亡的影响

将体外传代培养的PC12细胞,经50 Hz、100μT的工频磁场暴露24 h。采用噻唑蓝比色法检测细胞增殖活力,流式细胞术检测细胞周期,吖啶橙/溴化乙锭免疫荧光双染色法检测细胞凋亡。结果表明:1)细胞增殖活力于磁场暴露终止后0 h明显下降(P<0.01);4 h未见著变;8 h(P<0.05)和12 h(P<0.01)显著升高。2)磁场暴露终止后0 h,G0/G1期细胞百分比显著增高(P<0.01),S期细胞百分比显著下降(P<0.05);6 h的G2/M期细胞百分比显著增高(P<0.05);12 h的G0/G1期细胞百分比明显下降(P<0.01),S期细胞百分比显著升高(P<0.05);24 h未见著变。3)磁场暴露期间,6 h细胞凋亡率未见显著改变,12、18和24 h凋亡明显增加,至暴露终止后4、8、12和24 h均显著升高,未见恢复。以上结果说明50 Hz、100μT的工频磁场急性暴露,可导致PC12细胞周期和增殖活力的改变,以及细胞凋亡增多。     

黄连素预处理对6-羟基多巴胺所致PC12细胞损伤的影响

目的:观察黄连素(Berberine,BBR)预处理对6-羟基多巴胺(6-hydroxydopamine,6-OHDA)诱导的PC12细胞的影响,并探讨二型超氧化物歧化酶(Mn-SOD,SOD2)是否介导了BBR的保护作用。方法:将PC12细胞分为5组,分别为正常培养的对照组(Control)、25μM的6-OHDA损伤组、1μM的BBR预处理24 h组(BBR+6-OHDA)、SOD2-siRNA干扰组(SOD2-siRNA+BBR+6-OHDA)和乱序siRNA处理组(SC-siRNA+BBR+6-OHDA),孵育24 h后,采用噻唑蓝法(Methylthiazolyldiphenyl-tetrazolium bromide,MTT)检测细胞活力,试剂盒检测培养基乳酸脱氢酶(Lactic Dehydrogenase,LDH)、细胞内活性氧(Reactive Oxygen Species,ROS)、还原型谷胱甘肽(Glutathione,GSH)和过氧化氢酶(Catalase,CAT)的含量,使用流式细胞仪检测凋亡率,Western blot检测SOD2和凋亡蛋白Cleaved caspase-3的表达。结果:与Control组相比,6-OHDA诱导PC12细胞24 h后,细胞活力显著降低,SOD2表达、GSH和CAT的含量明显减少,培养基上清液LDH活力、细胞凋亡率、Cleaved caspase-3表达和ROS水平显著增加(P<0.05),而BBR预处理可显著恢复6-OHDA诱导的PC12细胞活力、SOD2表达、GSH和CAT水平,并降低细胞凋亡率、凋亡蛋白表达和细胞ROS水平(P<0.05),而SOD2-siRNA显著逆转了BBR预处理产生的上述保护作用(P<0.05),SC-siRNA则未对BBR预处理产生的上述作用造成明显影响(P>0.05)。结论:黄连素预处理可减轻6-OHDA诱导的PC12细胞损伤,而SOD2分子介导了BBR预处理对暴露于6-OHDA的PC12细胞的保护作用。     

藏花素对H_2O_2诱导PC12细胞Bcl-2、Bax和Caspase-3的影响

本文通过观察藏花素对H2O2诱导的PC12细胞的保护作用和对Bcl-2、Bax和Caspase-3的影响,探讨藏花素对阿尔茨海默病细胞模型保护作用的机制。MTT法及LDH活性测定观察藏花素对PC12细胞模型的影响,RT-PCR检测Bcl-2、Bax和Caspase-3 mRNA表达水平,Western blot检测Bcl-2、Bax和Caspase-3的蛋白表达。藏花素预保护浓度在0.625μM和5μM之间,细胞存活率随着藏花素浓度的升高而升高;藏花素组和VE组与模型组相比,Bcl-2 mRNA和蛋白表达增加(P0.05),Bax和Caspase-3 mRNA和蛋白表达降低(P0.05)。研究结果表明:藏花素可能是通过上调Bcl-2的表达,从而介导PC12细胞发挥抗氧化和细胞凋亡的生物学功能。     

Sestrin2对热暴露肺上皮细胞凋亡的干预作用及其机制*

目的:探讨Sestrin2蛋白对热暴露肺上皮细胞凋亡的干预作用及其作用机制。方法:体外培养的Beas-2B细胞分为对照组(37℃)和热暴露组(39℃、40℃和41℃),在上述温度中暴露不同时间(0、3、6和12 h),胰酶消化后收集细胞,分别通过Western blot、荧光分光光度计、流式细胞仪等方法检测细胞中的Sestrin2、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、活性氧自由基(ROS)表达水平,细胞线粒体膜电位及细胞凋亡率。基因序列克隆入高表达质粒pcDNA 3.1⁺中,采用Lipfectamine 2000方法转染Beas-2B细胞,构建Sestrin2和SOD高表达细胞,观察细胞线粒体膜电位及细胞凋亡等指标的变化。结果:随着暴露温度的升高,与对照组相比,热暴露组细胞Sestrin2蛋白表达水平下降。在41℃热暴露Beas-2B细胞,不同时间点ROS水平显著上升,线粒体膜电位显著下降,细胞凋亡率增加。Sestrin2和SOD高表达细胞,在41℃暴露条件下,与对照组比较,ROS表达水平显著降低,线粒体膜电位下降幅度减小,热暴露导致细胞凋亡率降低。结论: Sestrin2能够通过线粒体膜电位和SOD缓解热暴露引起肺上皮细胞的凋亡,对Beas-2B细胞具有保护作用。     

miR-222 is involved in the regulation of genistein on skeletal muscle fiber type

In skeletal muscle, the composition of the fiber types has a profound impact on athletic performance, such as endurance or strength output. The proportions of muscle fiber types have also been associated with certain diseases, including dyskinesia, obesity and insulin resistance. Genistein, a natural estrogen, has been demonstrated to regulate fatty acid oxidation and insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle. However, it is unknown whether genistein can regulate skeletal muscle fiber types. Furthermore, the mechanism of its effect on skeletal muscle energy metabolism is not entirely clear. In this study, in vivo and in vitro experiments were used to explore the effect of genistein on the muscle fiber-type transitions and muscle metabolism. The results indicated that genistein not only promotes skeletal muscle development but increases the expression of slow muscle fibers in mice as well. It was also demonstrated that genistein altered the ratios of fiber type and promoted mitochondrial biogenesis in C2C12 myoblasts. Interestingly, the expression of miR-222 was decreased by genistein, and it was demonstrated that this microRNA targets the PGC1α gene. In C2C12 myoblasts, miR-222 appears to regulate fiber type conversion and mitochondrial biogenesis. However, this function was significantly reduced following genistein treatment. These results suggest that miR-222 may be involved in the regulation of genistein on skeletal muscle fiber and muscle metabolism, and genistein may be used to improve muscle health.     

Increased vulnerability of brain to estrogen withdrawal-induced mitochondrial dysfunction with aging

In the present study, to determine whether aging could increase the vulnerability of the brain to estrogen withdrawal-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, we measured the cytochrome c oxidase (COX) activity and mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) content in hippocampi of 2 groups of ovariectomized (OVX) Wistar rats aged 2 months (young) and 9 months (middle-aged), respectively. In addition, effects of genistein and estradiol benzoate (EB) were tested also. We observed only a transient alteration of COX activity and mitochondrial ATP content in hippocampi of young OVX rats but a prolonged lowering of COX activity and mitochondrial ATP content in hippocampi of middle-aged OVX rats. This suggested that with aging compensatory mechanisms of mitochondrial function were attenuated, thus exacerbated estrogen withdrawal-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in hippocampi. Significantly, EB/genistein treatment reversed this estrogen withdrawal-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in both young and middle-aged rats suggesting that genistein may be used as a substitute for estradiol to prevent age-related disease such as Alzheimer’s disease in post-menopausal females.     

染料木素对MRSA外排蛋白表达的影响

[目的] 研究染料木素对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌（MRSA）外排蛋白的影响。[方法] 通过联合药敏实验检测染料木素影响MRSA对环丙沙星的敏感性;利用等重同位素多标签相对定量蛋白质组学（iTRAQ）技术,检测染料木素作用MRSA41577后菌体蛋白表达量的变化;通过生物信息学方法对差异显著的蛋白进行系统分析;通过qPCR和尼罗红外排实验,探讨耐药相关的蛋白介导细菌耐药的作用机制。[结果] 联合药敏实验结果显示,染料木素能增强MRSA对环丙沙星的敏感性;通过iTRAQ技术检测到差异显著蛋白共有129个,包括60个表达上调的蛋白和69个表达下调的蛋白;生物信息学分析结果显示,与细菌耐药相关的蛋白约有14个,其中,通过主动外排系统介导细菌耐药的蛋白主要有PstB、PstS等;qPCR结果显示,与对照组相比,PstB、PstS的基因表达量分别下降了51.6%和78.6%;尼罗红外排实验结果显示,染料木素与尼罗红之间存在竞争关系,为MRSA41577的竞争性抑制剂。[结论] 染料木素可通过降低MRSA41577外排基因pstB和pstS的mRNA表达量,进而影响PstB、PstS外排蛋白的表达来逆转细菌耐药;此外,染料木素还是MRSA41577的竞争性外排抑制剂,可通过与底物竞争外排的方式,使抗菌药物留在菌体内发挥抗菌作用。     

Ameliorative role of genistein against age-dependent chronic arsenic toxicity in murine brains via the regulation of oxidative stress and inflammatory signaling cascades

Brain is highly prone to oxidative damage due to its huge lipid content and extensive energy requirements. Exogenous insult in brain via oxidative injury can lead to severe pathophysiological conditions. Age-dependent deterioration of normal brain functions is also noteworthy. Genistein, a polyphenolic isoflavonoid, obtained from the soy plant, is well known to protect against several diseased conditions. Here, in this study chronic brain toxicity model was developed using oral administration of arsenic for 90 days in adult and aged murines. We observed that intraperitoneal administration of genistein improved the arsenic induced behavioral abnormalities in the rats. It was also evident from the histopathological studies that the extent of tissue damage due to arsenic exposure was more in aged rats compared to the adults. Evaluation of different stress markers, intracellular ROS level and mitochondrial membrane potential revealed the involvement of oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in inducing brain damage in arsenic exposed murines. It was observed that genistein can significantly ameliorate the stressed condition in both the animal groups but the protective effect of genistein was more significant in the adult animals. The underlying signalling mechanism behind the cytotoxicity of arsenic was investigated and revealed that genistein exhibited neuroprotection significantly by modulating the JNK3 mediated apoptosis, ERK1/2 mediated autophagy and TNFα associated inflammatory pathways. Overall study infers that genistein has significant ameliorative effect of against age-dependent cytotoxicity of arsenic in murine brains.     

Possible role of mitochondrial dysfunction in central neurodegeneration of ovariectomized rats

In the present study, ovariectomized Sprague-Dawley rats were used to mimic the pathological changes of post-menopausal females with genistein and estradiol benzoate (EB) as substitutes for endogenous estradiol. Measurements of hippocampal ATP content, mitochondrial ATP content and the rate of mitochondrial ATP synthesis in the hippocampus indicated that after ovariectomy, brain energy metabolism of the rats presented a transient change in hippocampal ATP content which was significant from the 6th to the 8th day after ovariectomy. The change on the 6th day was the most noteworthy. Mitochondrial ATP content and the rate of mitochondrial ATP synthesis of the hippocampus were also lowered. However, after using EB or genistein, the three indicators returned to normal. It is suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction may play a key role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) of the post-menopausal female, and may serve as the target for endogenous estrogen and exogenous phytoestrogen. In addition, genistein, which possesses the properties of estrogen but not its side effects such as carcinogenicity, could reverse the bioenergetic defects of ovariectomized rats and perhaps be used as a substitute for estradiol to prevent or treat central neurodegeneration in post-menopausal women.     

RP-HPLC法测定怀槐中染料木素和芒柄花黄素含量

怀槐(Maackia amurensis Rupr.et Maxim.)广泛分布于中国东北三省及内蒙古等地,尤以黑龙江省为多.怀槐作为民间药,其茎、枝可治疗风湿性关节炎; 叶、枝皮可治疗肿瘤; 内皮可治疗深度伤口及久不愈合的溃疡.另外,怀槐树皮在民间还作为祛风湿、消炎、镇痛、健胃、止血等药广泛应用,疗效甚佳.从怀槐的根、枝、叶、果实和心材中分别分得异黄酮、生物碱、NC442类化合物,据报道,其中的异黄酮类化合物表现出对心血管系统的复合作用和明显的抗肿瘤活性[1].作者在对怀槐进行系统的化学成分研究过程中,分离鉴定了9个异黄酮类化合物[2,3],并进行了抑制肿瘤细胞增殖作用研究[4],其中,染料木素(genistein)对胃腺癌细胞(BGC)增殖有一定程度的抑制作用,芒柄花黄素(formononetin)则对白血病细胞(HL-60)增殖有一定的抑制作用.染料木素和芒柄花黄素作为马鞍树属(Maackia Rupr.)植物中普遍存在的2个异黄酮类化合物,其活性研究日益受到重视.采用HPLC法测定染料木素等异黄酮类化合物含量在大豆等其他植物中曾有文献报道[5].为了尽早开发怀槐资源,同时为其资源的综合利用提供科学依据,本文采用HPLC法对怀槐不同部位的染料木素和芒柄花黄素2个有效成分进行了含量测定.     

Cytotoxic potential of the phytochemical genistein isoflavone (4',5',7-trihydroxyisoflavone) and certain environmental chemical compounds on testicular cells

The effects of genistein (Gn), sodium azide (naz), and dexamethasone (dxm) on testicular cells TM3, TM4 and GC-1 spg were studied in vitro. First, a series of experiments were performed to assess the response of the cells to the exposure of Gn, naz, dxm, a combination of Gn with naz and Gn with dxm. Trypan blue exclusion assay was used to determine the percentage of viability, and LDH-cytotoxicity test was used to assess the degree of treatment-induced cytotoxicity on each cell type. A second series of experiments were performed to study cytomorphology and determine the type and percentage of treatment-induced cell death (apoptosis and necrosis) on each cell line, using fluorescent dye technique to detect apoptotic and necrotic cells, and tunnel assay to confirm apoptosis. The results from the data obtained demonstrated: i) that incubation of testis cells with each of the agents (Gn, dxm, naz) alone and in two combinations (Gn-dxm, and Gn-naz) induced significant testicular cell death; ii) that both genistein and dexamethasone mostly and significantly induced apoptotic cell death while sodium azide induced necrotic cell death; iii) that addition of dexamethasone to genistein demonstrated synergism in apoptosis on testis cells; and iv) that combination of naz with Gn demonstrated synergism in necrosis on testis cells even though Gn alone did not induce significant necrosis. It is concluded that the synergistic actions of genistein and dxm, and of genistein + sodium azide in induction of apoptosis and/or necrosis may be of clinical and pathophysiological research interest considering the chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic potential of genistein; and the clinico-pharmacological application of dexamethasone and sodium azide.     

Influence of genistein (4′,5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone) on the growth and proliferation of testicular cell lines

The effects of genistein on testicular cells, TM3, TM4, and GC-1 spg, were studied in vitro. First, each cell line was cultured with pre-determined concentrations of genistein for a maximum of 72 h to assess the effects of genistein on in vitro growth of the test cells. A second series of experiments were performed to determine the degree of genistein-induced apoptosis in these cells, using Apop-Tag^R kit reagents, to detect apoptotic cells in situ by specific end labeling, and detection of DNA fragments produced by the apoptotic process. The results obtained indicate that: i) genistein inhibits the growth and proliferation of testicular cells; ii) growth inhibition and proliferation is dose- and exposure-time dependent; iii) there is significant difference in sensitivity of the different testicular cells to genistein; iv) genistein induces apoptosis in testicular cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Genistein-induced apoptosis identifies genistein as a potential diagnostic and therapeutic tool in testicular pathophysiological research.     

Effect of genistein and coenzyme Q10 in oxidative damage and mitochondrial membrane potential in an attenuated type II mucopolysaccharidosis cellular model

Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is an inborn error of the metabolism resulting from several possible mutations in the gene coding for iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS), which leads to a great clinical heterogeneity presented by these patients. Many studies demonstrate the involvement of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of inborn errors of metabolism, and mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress can be related since most of reactive oxygen species come from mitochondria. Cellular models have been used to study different diseases and are useful in biochemical research to investigate them in a new promising way. The aim of this study is to develop a heterozygous cellular model for MPS II and analyze parameters of oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction and investigate the in vitro effect of genistein and coenzyme Q10 on these parameters for a better understanding of the pathophysiology of this disease. The HP18 cells (heterozygous c.261_266del6/c.259_261del3) showed almost null results in the activity of the IDS enzyme and presented accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), allowing the characterization of this knockout cellular model by MPS II gene editing. An increase in the production of reactive species was demonstrated (p < .05 compared with WT vehicle group) and genistein at concentrations of 25 and 50 µm decreased in vitro its production (p < .05 compared with HP18 vehicle group), but there was no effect of coenzyme Q10 in this parameter. There was a tendency for lysosomal pH change in HP18 cells in comparison to WT group and none of the antioxidants tested demonstrated any effect on this parameter. There was no increase in the activity of the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and catalase and oxidative damage to DNA in HP18 cells in comparison to WT group and neither genistein nor coenzyme q10 had any effect on these parameters. Regarding mitochondrial membrane potential, genistein induced mitochondrial depolarization in both concentrations tested (p < .05 compared with HP18 vehicle group and compared with WT vehicle group) and incubation with coenzyme Q10 demonstrated no effect on this parameter. In conclusion, it is hypothesized that our cellular model could be compared with a milder MPS II phenotype, given that the accumulation of GAGs in lysosomes is not as expressive as another cellular model for MPS II presented in the literature. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that there is no mitochondrial depolarization and no DNA damage, since there is less lysosomal impairment, as well as less redox imbalance.