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Cheng H, Shi Y, Li X, Jin N, Zhang M, Liu Z, Liang Y, Xie J. Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells protect against ferroptosis in acute liver failure through the IGF1-hepcidin-FPN1 axis and inhibiting iron loading. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2024; 56:280-290. [PMID: 38273781 PMCID: PMC10984864 DOI: 10.3724/abbs.2023275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a significant global issue with elevated morbidity and mortality rates. There is an urgent and pressing need for secure and effective treatments. Ferroptosis, a novel iron-dependent regulation of cell death, plays a significant role in multiple pathological processes associated with liver diseases, including ALF. Several studies have demonstrated that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have promising therapeutic potential in the treatment of ALF. This study aims to investigate the positive effects of MSCs against ferroptosis in an ALF model and explore the underlying molecular mechanisms of their therapeutic function. Our results show that intravenously injected MSCs protect against ferroptosis in ALF mouse models. MSCs decrease iron deposition in the liver of ALF mice by downregulating hepcidin level and upregulating FPN1 level. MSCs labelled with Dil are mainly observed in the hepatic sinusoid and exhibit colocalization with the macrophage marker CD11b fluorescence. ELISA demonstrates a high level of IGF1 in the CCL 4+MSC group. Suppressing the IGF1 effect by the PPP blocks the therapeutic effect of MSCs against ferroptosis in ALF mice. Furthermore, disruption of IGF1 function results in iron deposition in the liver tissue due to impaired inhibitory effects of MSCs on hepcidin level. Our findings suggest that MSCs alleviate ferroptosis induced by disorders of iron metabolism in ALF mice by elevating IGF1 level. Moreover, MSCs are identified as a promising cell source for ferroptosis treatment in ALF mice.
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- Haiqin Cheng
- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell RegenerationShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and PreventionShanxi Medical UniversityMinistry of EducationTaiyuan030001China
- Department of MedicalFenyang Hospital of Shanxi ProvinceLvliang032200China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell RegenerationShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and PreventionShanxi Medical UniversityMinistry of EducationTaiyuan030001China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell RegenerationShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and PreventionShanxi Medical UniversityMinistry of EducationTaiyuan030001China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell RegenerationShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and PreventionShanxi Medical UniversityMinistry of EducationTaiyuan030001China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell RegenerationShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and PreventionShanxi Medical UniversityMinistry of EducationTaiyuan030001China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell RegenerationShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and PreventionShanxi Medical UniversityMinistry of EducationTaiyuan030001China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell RegenerationShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and PreventionShanxi Medical UniversityMinistry of EducationTaiyuan030001China
- Experimental Animal Center of Shanxi Medical UniversityShanxi Key Laboratory of Human Disease and Animal ModelsTaiyuan030001China
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Birth Defect and Cell RegenerationShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyShanxi Medical UniversityTaiyuan030001China
- Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and PreventionShanxi Medical UniversityMinistry of EducationTaiyuan030001China
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Lai W, Wang B, Huang R, Zhang C, Fu P, Ma L. Ferroptosis in organ fibrosis: From mechanisms to therapeutic medicines. J Transl Int Med 2024; 12:22-34. [PMID: 38525436 PMCID: PMC10956731 DOI: 10.2478/jtim-2023-0137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Fibrosis occurs in many organs, and its sustained progress can lead to organ destruction and malfunction. Although numerous studies on organ fibrosis have been carried out, its underlying mechanism is largely unknown, and no ideal treatment is currently available. Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent process of programmed cell death that is characterized by lipid peroxidation. In the past decade, a growing body of evidence demonstrated the association between ferroptosis and fibrotic diseases, while targeting ferroptosis may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy. This review highlights recent advances in the crosstalk between ferroptosis and organ fibrosis, and discusses ferroptosis-targeted therapeutic approaches against fibrosis that are currently being explored.
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- Weijing Lai
- Department of Nephrology, Clinical Medical College and The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, 610500, Sichuan Province, China
- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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Wei Y, Fan Y, Huang S, Lv J, Zhang Y, Hao Z. Baizhu shaoyao decoction restores the intestinal barrier and brain-gut axis balance to alleviate diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome via FoxO1/FoxO3a. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 122:155163. [PMID: 37924689 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2023.155163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) is a common functional gastrointestinal disease. Besides, baizhu shaoyao decoction (BSD) is an effective treatment for IBS-D; however, its mechanism of action remains unclear. PURPOSE This study aims to assess the ability of BSD to therapy IBS-D and to elucidate the underlying mechanism. METHODS First, comprehensive analyses, including ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion) screening, Venn analysis, Gene Ontology (GO) analysis, and network construction, were performed to characterize IBS-D-related pathways and explore the synergistic effects of BSD active compounds. Next, an IBS-D model was constructed using a three-factor superposition method of neonatal maternal separation, chronic immobilization stress stimulation, and Sennae folium aqueous extract lavage. Moreover, the impact of BSD was assessed based on the body weight, fecal water content, and abdominal withdrawal reflex (AWR), and the results of the open field test, sucrose preference test, intestinal permeability assessment, transmission electron microscopy, and TdT-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) analysis. The factors that regulate the BSD effects on IBS-D were estimated using immunoblotting, quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (q-RTPCR), immunohistochemistry, and transcriptome sequencing analyses. RESULTS We found that BSD improved depressive behavior, brain-gut peptide levels, and intestinal permeability induced by IBS-D by increasing the abundance of intestinal tight junctions. In addition, BSD reduced secretory immunoglobulin A levels and the number of intestinal mast cells in IBS-D rats. Network pharmacology and transcriptome sequencing analysis further revealed that the forkhead box O (FoxO) signaling pathway contributed to the BSD-induced alleviation of IBS-D, as BSD regulated the protein and mRNA levels of FoxO1, glycogen synthase kinase 3β, and FoxO3a. Importantly, a FoxO1 inhibitor effectively alleviated IBS-D symptoms in rats, whereas a FoxO3a agonist had the opposite effects. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that BSD alleviates depression and intestinal symptoms by regulating brain-gut peptide expression and restoring the intestinal barrier function via the FoxO signaling pathway. Furthermore, our study uses serum pharmacochemistry technology to analyze the in vivo components of TCM formula under effective condition, solving the problem of the discovery of the effective components of TCM to some extent.
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- Yuanyuan Wei
- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health Security, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China; Key Biology Laboratory of Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Medicinal Function of Food, National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health Security, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China; Key Biology Laboratory of Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Medicinal Function of Food, National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health Security, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China; Key Biology Laboratory of Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Medicinal Function of Food, National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health Security, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China; Key Biology Laboratory of Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Medicinal Function of Food, National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health Security, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China; Key Biology Laboratory of Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Medicinal Function of Food, National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 100193, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health Security, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China; Key Biology Laboratory of Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; National Center of Technology Innovation for Medicinal Function of Food, National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 100193, China.
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