Research Article

Acetaldehyde Induces Neurotoxicity In Vitro via Oxidative Stress- and Ca2+ Imbalance-Mediated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress

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Effect of 4-PBA on ERS and apoptosis. (a) The MTT assay revealed that pretreatment with 4-PBA markedly inhibited ADE-induced cell viability decrease. (b) 4-PBA markedly improved ER morphological changes of HT22 cells after treatment with ADE. The red arrows indicate swollen and vacuolated ER, and the white arrows indicate normal ER. (c) Western blot analysis showed that 4-PBA markedly inhibited ADE-induced ERS- and apoptosis-related protein upregulation in HT22 cells. (d) Densitometric evaluation of western blot by ImageJ software (, , ADE+4-PBA vs ADE; ADE vs the HT22 control group). Statistical comparisons were made using one-way ANOVA with Dunnett’s multiple comparison tests.
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