PMID- 34351037 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220203 LR - 20220203 IS - 1099-0461 (Electronic) IS - 1095-6670 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 10 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Paclobutrazol exposure induces apoptosis and impairs autophagy in hepatocytes via the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway. PG - e22874 LID - 10.1002/jbt.22874 [doi] AB - Paclobutrazol (PBZ), one of the most widely used plant growth retardants in vegetables, fruits, and traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, exposes people to adverse events. In this study, HepaRG hepatocytes were cultured and exposed to PBZ (360 muM) in vitro to determine its mechanism. Results showed that PBZ exposure inhibited cell viability in a time- and dose-dependent manner and increased the oxidative stress and apoptosis ratio in HepaRG cells. These data revealed that the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) has an important role in PBZ-induced cell apoptosis, which is mediated by impaired autophagy and blocked by the AMPK activator. In conclusion, PBZ exposure induces apoptosis and impairs autophagy in hepatocytes via the AMPK/mTOR signaling pathway. CI - (c) 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Luo, Yun AU - Luo Y AD - Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China. AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Beijing, China. FAU - Lu, Shan AU - Lu S AD - Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China. AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Beijing, China. FAU - Sun, Xiao AU - Sun X AD - Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China. AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Beijing, China. FAU - Gao, Ye AU - Gao Y AD - Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. FAU - Sun, Guibo AU - Sun G AD - Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China. AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Beijing, China. FAU - Yang, Meihua AU - Yang M AD - Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China. FAU - Sun, Xiaobo AU - Sun X AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4745-1709 AD - Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China. AD - Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China. AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine, Beijing, China. LA - eng GR - 2017-I2M-1-013/CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences (CIFMS)/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210805 PL - United States TA - J Biochem Mol Toxicol JT - Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology JID - 9717231 RN - 0 (Drugs, Chinese Herbal) RN - 0 (Phytochemicals) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Triazoles) RN - 4Y8F71G49Q (Malondialdehyde) RN - 6PLV42R3ZA (paclobutrazol) RN - EC 1.11.1.6 (Catalase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Autophagy/*drug effects MH - Catalase/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Transformed MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Drugs, Chinese Herbal/*adverse effects MH - Hepatocytes/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Malondialdehyde/metabolism MH - Ophiopogon/chemistry MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Phytochemicals/*adverse effects MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism MH - Triazoles/*adverse effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - AKT/mTOR signaling pathway OT - apoptosis OT - autophagy OT - hepatocyte OT - paclobutrazol EDAT- 2021/08/06 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/04 06:00 CRDT- 2021/08/05 08:54 PHST- 2021/05/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/12/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/08/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/05 08:54 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jbt.22874 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2021 Oct;35(10):e22874. doi: 10.1002/jbt.22874. Epub 2021 Aug 5.