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Characterization of the atypical antipsychotic drug aripiprazole cytotoxicity in the neutrophil model cell line HL-60
PloS one, Vol.20(2), e0318878
02/12/2025
PMID: 39937830
Web of Science ID: WOS:001422038700008
Abstract
Atypical antipsychotics are widely used for the treatment of mental and behavioral disorders such as bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia. However, these drugs can occasionally induce neutropenia or agranulocytosis, characterized by a significant reduction in circulating neutrophils, the primary white blood cells responsible for immune responses. This drug-induced neutropenia poses a considerable risk of life-threatening infections. However, the precise mechanism by which atypical antipsychotics induce neutropenia remains unclear. This study investigates the effects of four atypical antipsychotics, namely - aripiprazole, clozapine, olanzapine, and quetiapine - on the human neutrophil model cell line HL-60. These drugs, which modulate dopamine receptor signaling alongside other mechanisms, were analyzed for their effects. Among these, aripiprazole - but not the others - uniquely induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, accompanied by an increased expression of pro-apoptotic genes - BAK, BCL10, and caspase-3. Moreover, our study elucidates that while differentiated HL-60 cells express D1-like and D2-like dopamine receptors, aripiprazole's cytotoxic effects appear to operate through dopamine-independent pathways and significantly reduce phosphorylated Src family kinase levels. Our results align with previous studies suggesting that aripiprazole exhibits cytotoxic properties in neutrophils. Nevertheless, further investigations are warranted to investigate the mechanisms underlying aripiprazole-induced apoptosis in neutrophils.
Details
- Title
- Characterization of the atypical antipsychotic drug aripiprazole cytotoxicity in the neutrophil model cell line HL-60
- Publication Details
- PloS one, Vol.20(2), e0318878
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Number of pages
- 20
- Grant note
- NIH: T34GM110517
CS was supported by NIH grant T34GM110517. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript
- Copyright
- © 2025 Swain et al.
- Identifiers
- WOS:001422038700008; 99380928355806600
- Academic Unit
- Biology; Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English