PMID- 31867478 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 2470-1343 (Electronic) IS - 2470-1343 (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 25 DP - 2019 Dec 17 TI - Molecular and Cellular Response of Co-cultured Cells toward Cobalt Chloride (CoCl(2))-Induced Hypoxia. PG - 20882-20893 LID - 10.1021/acsomega.9b01474 [doi] AB - Cobalt chloride (CoCl(2)) is a well-known hypoxia mimetic mediator that induces hypoxia-like responses. CoCl(2), a mediator confirmed to alleviate hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), has been associated with a variety of hypoxic responses. HIF-1 is the foremost transcriptionfactor that is particularly activated during hypoxia and regulates various genes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the cellular and molecular responses of the co-cultured cells under the influence of the CoCl(2)-induced hypoxic condition. Mono- and co-cultured C2C12 and 3T3-L1 cells were exposed to CoCl(2), and a significant induction in HIF-1, reactive oxygen species and lipid peroxidase and a reduction in glutathione and catalase were observed. The expressions of proapoptotic genes like Bax, p53, caspase-9, and caspase-3 were notably increased, whereas the antiapoptotic gene, i.e., Bcl2, was downregulated during hypoxia in mono- as well as co-cultured C2C12 cells. However, the co-cultured C2C12 cells show significantly lower induction in oxidative stress and expression of apoptotic genes in comparison to monocultured C2C12 cells. Whereas, the co-cultured 3T3-L1 cells show comparatively higher oxidative stress and apoptotic event in comparison to monocultured 3T3-L1 cells. The reason may be the communication between the cells and some soluble factors that help in cell survival/death from hypoxia. Moreover, it may also be due to the fact that fat and muscle cells interact and communicate via proximity and mutual ability when growing together. Therefore, the co-culture system provides a unique approach to intercellular communication between the two different cell types. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 American Chemical Society. FAU - Tripathi, Vinay Kumar AU - Tripathi VK AD - Department of Animal Science and BK21 PLUS Program and Department of Animal Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea. FAU - Subramaniyan, Sivakumar Allur AU - Subramaniyan SA AD - Department of Animal Science and BK21 PLUS Program and Department of Animal Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea. FAU - Hwang, Inho AU - Hwang I AD - Department of Animal Science and BK21 PLUS Program and Department of Animal Biotechnology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191202 PL - United States TA - ACS Omega JT - ACS omega JID - 101691658 PMC - PMC6921254 COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2019/12/24 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/24 06:01 PMCR- 2019/12/02 CRDT- 2019/12/24 06:00 PHST- 2019/05/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/11/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/24 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/24 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/24 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/02 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/acsomega.9b01474 [doi] PST - epublish SO - ACS Omega. 2019 Dec 2;4(25):20882-20893. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01474. eCollection 2019 Dec 17.