ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate whether cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 (CysLT₁ receptor) is involved in rotenone-induced injury of PC12 cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>After 24 h treatment with rotenone or with rotenone and the CysLT₁ receptor antagonist montelukast, PC12 cell viability was determined by the colorimetric MTT reduction assay. After PC12 cells were treated with various concentrations of rotenone for 24 h or with 3 μmol/L rotenone for various durations, the expression of CysLT(1) receptor was determined by Western blotting, and its intracellular distribution was detected by immunocytochemistry.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Rotenone (0.3-30 μmol/L) induced PC12 cell injury; this injury was significantly attenuated by montelukast at 1 and 5 μmol/L.The expression of CysLT(1) receptor increased after rotenone treatment at 1-10 μmol/L, or at 3 μmol/L for 3 and 24 h. Rotenone caused concentration-and time-dependent translocation of CysLT₁ receptor from the nucleus to the cytosol.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 is involved in rotenone-induced injury of PC12 cells.</p>