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Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation

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    • Morad Dirhem Naji Abid
    • Juan Chen
    • Min Xiang
    • Jie Zhou
    • Xiaoping Chen
    • Feili Gong
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    Affiliations: Department of Immunology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, P.R. China
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    Published online on: May 27, 2013
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1394
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A number of studies have suggested an association between khat (Catha edulis) chewing and acute liver lesions or chronic liver disease. However, little is known about the effects of khat on hepatic cells. In the current study, we investigated the mechanism behind khat-induced apoptosis in the L02 human hepatic cell line. We used cell growth inhibition assay, flow cytometry and Hoechst 33258 staining to measure hepatocyte apoptosis induced by khat. Western blot analysis was used to detect the expression levels of caspase-8 and -9, as well as those of Bax and Bcl-2. We also measured reactive oxygen species production. The results indicated that khat induced significant hepatocyte apoptosis in L02 cells. We found that khat activated caspase-8 and -9, upregulated Bax protein expression and downregulated Bcl-2 expression levels, which resulted in the coordination of apoptotic signals. Khat-induced hepatocyte apoptosis is primarily regulated through the sustained activation of the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway and only partially via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) cascade. Furthermore, the khat-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and the activation of the ROS scavenger, N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), attenuated the khat-induced activation of JNK and ERK. Our results demonstrate that khat triggers the generation of intracellular ROS and sequentially induces the sustainable activation of JNK, which in turn results in a decrease in cell viability and an increase in cell apoptosis.
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Abid MD, Chen J, Xiang M, Zhou J, Chen X and Gong F: Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation. Int J Mol Med 32: 389-395, 2013.
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Abid, M.D., Chen, J., Xiang, M., Zhou, J., Chen, X., & Gong, F. (2013). Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 32, 389-395. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1394
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Abid, M. D., Chen, J., Xiang, M., Zhou, J., Chen, X., Gong, F."Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 32.2 (2013): 389-395.
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Abid, M. D., Chen, J., Xiang, M., Zhou, J., Chen, X., Gong, F."Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 32, no. 2 (2013): 389-395. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1394
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Abid MD, Chen J, Xiang M, Zhou J, Chen X and Gong F: Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation. Int J Mol Med 32: 389-395, 2013.
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Abid, M.D., Chen, J., Xiang, M., Zhou, J., Chen, X., & Gong, F. (2013). Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 32, 389-395. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1394
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Abid, M. D., Chen, J., Xiang, M., Zhou, J., Chen, X., Gong, F."Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 32.2 (2013): 389-395.
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Abid, M. D., Chen, J., Xiang, M., Zhou, J., Chen, X., Gong, F."Khat (Catha edulis) generates reactive oxygen species and promotes hepatic cell apoptosis via MAPK activation". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 32, no. 2 (2013): 389-395. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2013.1394
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