Effect of Copper Chloride Exposure on the Membrane Potential and Cytosolic Free Calcium in Primary Cultured Chicken Hepatocytes |
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Authors: | Xuexia Jia Long Chen Jingtao Li Rongsheng Su Dayou Shi Zhaoxin Tang |
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Institution: | College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China. |
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Abstract: | This study was conducted to examine the effects of copper on membrane potential and cytosolic free calcium in isolated primary chicken hepatocytes which were exposed to different concentration of Cu(2+) (0, 10, 50, 100 μM) or a mixture of Cu(2+) and vitamin C (50 and 50 μM, respectively). Viability, membrane potential, and cytosolic free Ca(2+) of monolayer cultured hepatocytes were investigated at the indicated time point. Results showed that, among the different concentrations of Cu(2+) exposure, the viability of hepatocytes treated with 100 μM Cu(2+) was the worst at the 12th and 24th hours. The effects of Cu(2+) on viability and proliferation were time and dose dependent. Further investigation indicated that Cu(2+) exposure significantly enhanced cytosolic free Ca(2+) in hepatocytes, compared to that in control group, at the 24th hour. Meanwhile, membrane potential was noticeably reduced in hepatocytes increasing concentration of Cu(2+). Taking these results together, we have shown that Cu(2+) can cause toxicity to primary chicken hepatocytes in excessive dose and the effect of Cu(2+) exposure on membrane potential is not site specific, which is probably mediated by the changes of cytosolic free Ca(2+). |
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