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The natural pesticide dihydrorotenone induces human plasma cell apoptosis by triggering endoplasmic reticulum stress and activating p38 signaling pathway.[Pubmed:23922854]

PLoS One. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e69911.

Dihydrorotenone (DHR) is a natural pesticide widely used in farming industry, such as organic produces. DHR is a potent mitochondrial inhibitor and probably induces Parkinsonian syndrome, however, it is not known whether DHR is toxic to other systems. In the present study, we evaluated the cytotoxicity of DHR on human plasma cells. As predicted, DHR impaired mitochondrial function by decreasing mitochondrial membrane potential in plasma cells. Because mito-dysfunction leads to unfolded protein response (UPR) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, we examined the signature proteins in ER stress, including GRP78, ATF4, and CHOP. After DHR treatment, these proteins were significantly upregulated. It is reported that activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases p38 and JNK are involved in endoplasmic reticulum stress. However, in the subsequent study, DHR was found to activate p38 but not the JNK signaling. When pre-treated with p38 inhibitor SB203580, activation of p38 and cell apoptosis induced by DHR was partially blocked. Thus, we found that DHR induced human plasma cell death by activating the p38 but not the JNK signaling pathway. Because plasma cells are very important in the immune system, this study provided a new insight in the safety evaluation of DHR application.

Natural pesticide dihydrorotenone arrests human plasma cancer cells at the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle.[Pubmed:24615755]

J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2014 May;28(5):232-8.

Dihydrorotenone (DHR) is a natural pesticide used for farming including organic produces. We recently found that DHR induces human plasma cell apoptosis by provoking endoplasmic reticulum stress. In the present study, we found that DHR arrested human plasma cancer cells at the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle. Mechanistical studies demonstrated that cell cycle arrest was associated with downregulated cell cycle promotors including cyclin D2, cyclin D3, cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK4, CKD6), and phosphorylated-Rb. DHR inhibited cyclin D2 transactivation, thus inhibiting its mRNA expression. In addition, DHR upregulated the cell cycle repressors p21 and p53. DHR also increased the phosphorylation level of p53, suggesting the upregulated transactivation function of p53, which was confirmed by the induction of p21, a substrate of activated p53. Moreover, DHR downregulated AKT and ERK phosphorylation, an incentive of cell cycle progression. Therefore, these results collectively demonstrated that DHR disrupts the cell cycle progress, which suggests that DHR is toxic to human plasma cells. Caution is thus suggested when handling with this agent.

Dihydrorotenone, a natural pesticide, is a potent mitochondrial inhibitor. Dihydrorotenone probably induces Parkinsonian syndrome. Dihydrorotenone induces human plasma cell apoptosis by triggering endoplasmic reticulum stress and activating p38 signaling pathway.

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