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The Role of TLR4 in the Paclitaxel Effects on Neuronal Growth In Vitro

Ustinova, EE and Shurin, GV and Gutkin, DW and Shurin, MR (2013) The Role of TLR4 in the Paclitaxel Effects on Neuronal Growth In Vitro. PLoS ONE, 8 (2).

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Abstract

Paclitaxel (Pac) is an antitumor agent that is widely used for treatment of solid cancers. While being effective as a chemotherapeutic agent, Pac in high doses is neurotoxic, specifically targeting sensory innervations. In view of these toxic effects associated with conventional chemotherapy, decreasing the dose of Pac has been recently suggested as an alternative approach, which might limit neurotoxicity and immunosuppression. However, it remains unclear if low doses of Pac retain its neurotoxic properties or might exhibit unusual effects on neuronal cells. The goal of this study was to analyze the concentration-dependent effect of Pac on isolated and cultured DRG neuronal cells from wild-type and TLR4 knockout mice. Three different morphological parameters were analyzed: the number of neurons which developed neurites, the number of neurites per cell and the total length of neurites per cell. Our data demonstrate that low concentrations of Pac (0.1 nM and 0.5 nM) do not influence the neuronal growth in cultures in both wild type and TLR4 knockout mice. Higher concentrations of Pac (1-100 nM) had a significant effect on DRG neurons from wild type mice, affecting the number of neurons which developed neurites, number of neurites per cell, and the length of neurites. In DRG from TLR4 knockout mice high concentrations of Pac showed a similar effect on the number of neurons which developed neurites and the length of neurites. At the same time, the number of neurites per cell, indicating the process of growth cone initiation, was not affected by high concentrations of Pac. Thus, our data showed that Pac in high concentrations has a significant damaging effect on axonal growth and that this effect is partially mediated through TLR4 pathways. Low doses of Pac are devoid of neuronal toxicity and thus can be safely used in a chemomodulation mode. © 2013 Ustinova et al.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Ustinova, EE
Shurin, GVgshurin@pitt.eduGSHURIN
Gutkin, DWdig4@pitt.eduDIG4
Shurin, MR
Date: 18 February 2013
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: PLoS ONE
Volume: 8
Number: 2
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056886
Schools and Programs: School of Medicine > Pathology
Refereed: Yes
Other ID: NLM PMC3575491
PubMed Central ID: PMC3575491
PubMed ID: 23441224
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2013 16:45
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2019 22:55
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17869

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