Evaluation of stinging-inducing chemicals using cultured neuronal cells: An electrophysiological approach

Inoue, K; Nakazawa, K; Fujimori, K; Ohno, Y; Takanaka, A; Itagaki, H; Kato, S; Kobayashi, T; Kuroiwa, Y

HERO ID

4946191

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1996

Language

English

PMID

20650226

HERO ID 4946191
In Press No
Year 1996
Title Evaluation of stinging-inducing chemicals using cultured neuronal cells: An electrophysiological approach
Authors Inoue, K; Nakazawa, K; Fujimori, K; Ohno, Y; Takanaka, A; Itagaki, H; Kato, S; Kobayashi, T; Kuroiwa, Y
Journal Toxicology In Vitro
Volume 10
Issue 4 (1996)
Page Numbers 455-462
Abstract The effects of various cosmetic ingredients, including preservatives, humectants, ultraviolet absorbents and solvents, on the electrical properties of neuronal cells were investigated using rat phaeochromocytoma PC12 cells and cultured rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons. When membrane current was measured under whole-cell voltage-clamp, all nine test compounds inhibited voltage-activated K super(+) current in PC12 cells. With the five compounds selected for further experiments with DRG neurons, two types of current responses were observed, namely inhibition of K super(+) current by methyl or butyl p-hydroxybenzoate (MPHB or BPHB) and resorcinol, and induction of a cationic inward current by MPHB, BPHB, ethanol and dipropylene glycol. The order of potency of these chemicals to inhibit the K super(+) current in PC12 cells was similar to that of their cytotoxicity, which was determined by MTT assay. Capsaicin, BPHB, MPHB and resorcinol, however, inhibited the K super(+) current at concentrations lower than those required for cytotoxicity. These results suggest that these cosmetic ingredients exert significant effects on the electrical properties of cultured neuronal cells. This electrophysiological method may be useful in prescreening test systems to detect stinging, and also to clarify mechanisms underlying the irritation induced by a variety of compounds.
Doi 10.1016/0887-2333(96)00025-2
Pmid 20650226
Wosid WOS:A1996VK73600008
Url http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0887233396000252
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Language Text English
Keyword cosmetics; pheochromocytoma cells; dorsal root ganglia; cell culture; membrane currents; pain