Various dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids modulate acrylamide-induced preneoplatic urothelial proliferation and apoptosis in mice

Research Progress of Programmed Cell Death Induced by Acrylamide

Acrylamide exposure through environment pollution and diet is very common in daily life. With the deepening of the study on the toxicity of acrylamide, it has attracted widespread attention for the effects of acrylamide on multiple organs through affecting a variety of programmed cell death. Multiple studies have shown that acrylamide could exert its toxic effect by inducing programmed cell death, but its specific molecular mechanism is still unclear. In this review, the research on the main forms of programmed cell death (apoptosis, autophagy, and programmed necrosis) induced by acrylamide and their possible mechanisms are reviewed. This review may provide basic data for further research of acrylamide and prevention of its toxicity.

Acrylamide induces ferroptosis in HSC-T6 cells by causing antioxidant imbalance of the XCT-GSH-GPX4 signaling and mitochondrial dysfunction

Acrylamide (AA) is a heat-induced food contaminant, mainly metabolized by the liver. Increasing evidences have proved that ferroptosis is linked to the pathogenesis of liver disease. In the current study, the underlying mechanism of AA-induced rat hepatic stellate (HSC-T6) cells ferroptosis was investigated by detecting changes in iron levels, expressions of ferroptosis-related proteins and indicators of mitochondrial dysfunction. The results showed that AA treatment led to iron levels increased and expressions of long-chain acyl-CoA synthase 4 (ACSL4), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) and ferritin heavy chain 1 (FTH1) proteins in HSC-T6 cells were all altered. Treatment with the ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) markedly reversed the impact of AA, suggesting that AA induced ferroptosis in HSC-T6 cells. Mechanistically, AA induced the onset of ferroptosis by affecting XCT-GSH-GPX4 antioxidant signaling. Moreover, AA created a peroxidative environment for ferroptosis by inducing oxidative stress in HSC-T6 cells through mitochondrial dysfunction, as evidenced by increased mitochondrial ROS (mtROS) release, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) depolarization, and decreased mitochondrial ATP. Our results indicated that AA resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction and ferroptosis, and dysregulation of XCT-GSH-GPX4 antioxidant signaling was a key factor in AA-induced ferroptosis.

Short-term exposure to acrylamide exacerbated metabolic disorders and increased metabolic toxicity susceptibility on adult male mice with diabetes

Diabetes mellitus is a common endocrine metabolic disorder, and previous studies have shown that diabetics are more sensitive to the toxic environmental contaminants. Acrylamide (ACR) is both an industrially multipurpose compound and a common endogenous food contaminant to which people are frequently exposed and at high risk. However, the toxicity of ACR on diabetes hasn't attracted much attention. In this study, both healthy mice and diabetic mice received ACR administration orally to investigate the ACR-induced metabolic toxicity, mechanism and susceptibility to ACR toxicity in adult diabetic male mice. The results showed that ACR significantly increased FBG level and decreased bodyweight, serum lipid and liver lipid biomarkers (TC, TG, LDL-C, HDL-C) levels as well as expression of lipid and glucose metabolism-related genes in diabetic mice, indicating that ACR can exacerbate metabolic disorders of glucose and lipid in diabetic male mice. Moreover, ACR exposure significantly increased levels of MDA and COX-2), decreased GSH level and antioxidant enzyme activity (SOD, GSH-PX and CAT) by downregulating expression of Nrf2 and Keap1 in diabetic mice. Factorial analysis showed ACR had a more significant disturbance in diabetic mice compared with healthy mice. Our results indicated that ACR exposure can cause oxidative stress and inflammatory damage, which can exacerbate abnormal glucose and lipid metabolism. This work helps to elucidate the effects and underlying mechanisms of ACR-induced metabolic toxicity in adults with diabetes.

Shrimp lipids: a source of cancer chemopreventive compounds

Shrimp is one of the most popular seafoods worldwide, and its lipids have been studied for biological activity in both, muscle and exoskeleton. Free fatty acids, triglycerides, carotenoids, and other lipids integrate this fraction, and some of these compounds have been reported with cancer chemopreventive activities. Carotenoids and polyunsaturated fatty acids have been extensively studied for chemopreventive properties, in both in vivo and in vitro studies. Their mechanisms of action depend on the lipid chemical structure and include antioxidant, anti-proliferative, anti-mutagenic, and anti-inflammatory activities, among others. The purpose of this review is to lay groundwork for future research about the properties of the lipid fraction of shrimp.

Crosstalk among dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids, urolithiasis, chronic inflammation, and urinary tract tumor risk

Based on a consistent bulk of experimental and epidemiologic works, we proposed that abnormal metabolism and/or dietary deprivation of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids by inducing a chronic and subclinical essential fatty acid deficiency (EFAD) in urothelial cell membranes may enhance the risk for urinary tract tumor (UTT) development. This threat may be enhanced by the unusual fact that the fatty-acid profile of the normal urothelium is similar to that reported in EFAD. The risk for UTT may be worsened when coexisting with a low-grade chronic inflammation (LGCI) state induced by urolithiasis or disbalance management of peroxides, free radical molecules, and their quenchers. There is cumulative evidence linking the LGCI of the urinary tract mucosa, calculi, and UTT, due to the long-standing release of promitotic, promutagen, and pro-inflammatory antiapoptotic cytokines in these conditions. The dual role played by pro- and anti-inflammatory eicosanoids and bioactive lipids, cytokines, and the disbalance of lipid peroxidation is discussed, concluding that the moderate, long-standing consumption or dietary supplementation of ω-3 PUFAs may improve the chances of avoiding UTT development.