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Liang GQ, Mu W, Jiang CB. Baicalein improves renal interstitial fibrosis by inhibiting the ferroptosis in vivo and in vitro. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28954. [PMID: 38601597 PMCID: PMC11004807 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Evidence indicates that Baicalein can ameliorate renal interstitial fibrosis by inducing myofibroblast apoptosis and inhibit the RLS3-induced ferroptosis in melanocytes. However, the relationship between renal interstitial fibrosis and anti-ferroptosis affected by Baicalein remains unclear. In our study, the anti-fibrosis and anti-ferroptosis effects of Baicalein were assessed in a rat model induced by the UUO method in vivo, and the effects of Baicalein on Erastin-induced ferroptosis of renal MPC-5 cells were examined by Western blot of fibrosis-related and ferroptosis-related proteins in vitro. In the UUO-induced rat model, Baicalein decreased kidney weight loss, improved renal function assessed the biomarks of urinary albumin excretion, serum creatine, and BUN levels, and reduced renal tubular injury. Furthermore, Baicalein inhibited renal ferroptosis by reducing ROS and MDA levels and increasing SOD and GSH levels in the UUO rat model. In addition, Baicalein potently reduced the expression of fibrosis-related proteins such as TGF-β1, a-SMA, and Smad-2 to prevent renal interstitial fibrosis, and increased the expression of ferroptosis-related proteins such as SLC7A11, GPX4, and FTH to inhibit ferroptosis both in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, Baicalein exerts anti-fibrosis activity by reducing the ferroptosis response on the UUO-induced rat model and renal MPC5 cells. Therefore, Baicalein, as a novel therapeutic method on kidney diseases with strong activity in suppressing ferroptosis, could be a potential alternative treatment for renal interstitial fibrosis.
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- Guo-qiang Liang
- Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China
- Suzhou Academy of Wumen Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacy, Precision Medicine Center, 904th Hospital of PLA, Wuxi, China
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- Suzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China
- Department of Nephrology, Suzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China
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Ferrarini MG, Vallier A, Vincent-Monégat C, Dell'Aglio E, Gillet B, Hughes S, Hurtado O, Condemine G, Zaidman-Rémy A, Rebollo R, Parisot N, Heddi A. Coordination of host and endosymbiont gene expression governs endosymbiont growth and elimination in the cereal weevil Sitophilus spp. MICROBIOME 2023; 11:274. [PMID: 38087390 PMCID: PMC10717185 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-023-01714-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Insects living in nutritionally poor environments often establish long-term relationships with intracellular bacteria that supplement their diets and improve their adaptive and invasive powers. Even though these symbiotic associations have been extensively studied on physiological, ecological, and evolutionary levels, few studies have focused on the molecular dialogue between host and endosymbionts to identify genes and pathways involved in endosymbiosis control and dynamics throughout host development. RESULTS We simultaneously analyzed host and endosymbiont gene expression during the life cycle of the cereal weevil Sitophilus oryzae, from larval stages to adults, with a particular emphasis on emerging adults where the endosymbiont Sodalis pierantonius experiences a contrasted growth-climax-elimination dynamics. We unraveled a constant arms race in which different biological functions are intertwined and coregulated across both partners. These include immunity, metabolism, metal control, apoptosis, and bacterial stress response. CONCLUSIONS The study of these tightly regulated functions, which are at the center of symbiotic regulations, provides evidence on how hosts and bacteria finely tune their gene expression and respond to different physiological challenges constrained by insect development in a nutritionally limited ecological niche. Video Abstract.
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- Mariana Galvão Ferrarini
- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive UMR 5558, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL), CNRS UMR 5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Lyon (IGFL), CNRS UMR 5242, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Lyon 1, INSA de Lyon, CNRS UMR 5240 Microbiologie Adaptation et Pathogénie, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
- Institut universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
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- Univ Lyon, INRAE, INSA Lyon, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621, Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621, Villeurbanne, France.
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- Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, INRAE, BF2I, UMR 203, 69621, Villeurbanne, France.
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Huang P, Duan W, Ruan C, Wang L, Hosea R, Wu Z, Zeng J, Wu S, Kasim V. NeuroD1-GPX4 signaling leads to ferroptosis resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. PLoS Genet 2023; 19:e1011098. [PMID: 38134213 PMCID: PMC10773945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Cell death resistance is a hallmark of tumor cells that drives tumorigenesis and drug resistance. Targeting cell death resistance-related genes to sensitize tumor cells and decrease their cell death threshold has attracted attention as a potential antitumor therapeutic strategy. However, the underlying mechanism is not fully understood. Recent studies have reported that NeuroD1, first discovered as a neurodifferentiation factor, is upregulated in various tumor cells and plays a crucial role in tumorigenesis. However, its involvement in tumor cell death resistance remains unknown. Here, we found that NeuroD1 was highly expressed in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells and was associated with tumor cell death resistance. We revealed that NeuroD1 enhanced HCC cell resistance to ferroptosis, a type of cell death caused by aberrant redox homeostasis that induces lipid peroxide accumulation, leading to increased HCC cell viability. NeuroD1 binds to the promoter of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4), a key reductant that suppresses ferroptosis by reducing lipid peroxide, and activates its transcriptional activity, resulting in decreased lipid peroxide and ferroptosis. Subsequently, we showed that NeuroD1/GPX4-mediated ferroptosis resistance was crucial for HCC cell tumorigenic potential. These findings not only identify NeuroD1 as a regulator of tumor cell ferroptosis resistance but also reveal a novel molecular mechanism underlying the oncogenic function of NeuroD1. Furthermore, our findings suggest the potential of targeting NeuroD1 in antitumor therapy.
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- Ping Huang
- The Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- The 111 Project Laboratory of Biomechanics and Tissue Repair, College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Translational Research for Cancer Metastasis and Individualized Treatment, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Firouzjaei AA, Aghaee-Bakhtiari SH, Tafti A, Sharifi K, Abadi MHJN, Rezaei S, Mohammadi-Yeganeh S. Impact of curcumin on ferroptosis-related genes in colorectal cancer: Insights from in-silico and in-vitro studies. Cell Biochem Funct 2023; 41:1488-1502. [PMID: 38014635 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.3889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is responsible for a significant number of cancer-related fatalities worldwide. Researchers are investigating the therapeutic potential of ferroptosis, a type of iron-dependent controlled cell death, in the context of CRC. Curcumin, a natural compound found in turmeric, exhibits anticancer properties. This study explores the effects of curcumin on genes related to ferroptosis (FRGs) in CRC. To gather CRC data, we used the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases, while FRGs were obtained from the FerrDb database and PubMed. We identified 739 CRC differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in CRC and discovered 39 genes that were common genes between FRGs and CRC DEGs. The DEGs related to ferroptosis were enriched with various biological processes and molecular functions, including the regulation of signal transduction and glucose metabolism. Using the Drug Gene Interaction Database (DGIdb), we predicted drugs targeting CRC-DEGs and identified 17 potential drug targets. Additionally, we identified eight essential proteins related to ferroptosis in CRC, including MYC, IL1B, and SLC1A5. Survival analysis revealed that alterations in gene expression of CDC25A, DDR2, FABP4, IL1B, SNCA, and TFAM were associated with prognosis in CRC patients. In SW480 human CRC cells, treatment with curcumin decreased the expression of MYC, IL1B, and EZH2 mRNA, while simultaneously increasing the expression of SLCA5 and CAV1. The findings of this study suggest that curcumin could regulate FRGs in CRC and have the potential to be utilized as a therapeutic agent for treating CRC.
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- Ali Ahmadizad Firouzjaei
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Bioinformatics Research Group, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Medical Nanothechnology and Tissue Engineering Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Gartzke LP, Hendriks KDW, Hoogstra-Berends F, Joschko CP, Strandmoe AL, Vogelaar PC, Krenning G, Henning RH. Inhibition of Ferroptosis Enables Safe Rewarming of HEK293 Cells following Cooling in University of Wisconsin Cold Storage Solution. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10939. [PMID: 37446116 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The prolonged cooling of cells results in cell death, in which both apoptosis and ferroptosis have been implicated. Preservation solutions such as the University of Wisconsin Cold Storage Solution (UW) encompass approaches addressing both. The use of UW improves survival and thus extends preservation limits, yet it remains unclear how exactly organ preservation solutions exert their cold protection. Thus, we explored cooling effects on lipid peroxidation and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels and the actions of blockers of apoptosis and ferroptosis, and of compounds enhancing mitochondrial function. Cooling and rewarming experiments were performed in a cellular transplantation model using Human Embryonic Kidney (HEK) 293 cells. Cell viability was assessed by neutral red assay. Lipid peroxidation levels were measured by Western blot against 4-Hydroxy-Nonenal (4HNE) and the determination of Malondialdehyde (MDA). ATP was measured by luciferase assay. Cooling beyond 5 h in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) induced complete cell death in HEK293, whereas cooling in UW preserved ~60% of the cells, with a gradual decline afterwards. Cooling-induced cell death was not precluded by inhibiting apoptosis. In contrast, the blocking of ferroptosis by Ferrostatin-1 or maintaining of mitochondrial function by the 6-chromanol SUL150 completely inhibited cell death both in DMEM- and UW-cooled cells. Cooling for 24 h in UW followed by rewarming for 15 min induced a ~50% increase in MDA, while concomitantly lowering ATP by >90%. Treatment with SUL150 of cooled and rewarmed HEK293 effectively precluded the increase in MDA and preserved normal ATP in both DMEM- and UW-cooled cells. Likewise, treatment with Ferrostatin-1 blocked the MDA increase and preserved the ATP of rewarmed UW HEK293 cells. Cooling-induced HEK293 cell death from hypothermia and/or rewarming was caused by ferroptosis rather than apoptosis. UW slowed down ferroptosis during hypothermia, but lipid peroxidation and ATP depletion rapidly ensued upon rewarming, ultimately resulting in complete cell death. Treatment throughout UW cooling with small-molecule Ferrostatin-1 or the 6-chromanol SUL150 effectively prevented ferroptosis, maintained ATP, and limited lipid peroxidation in UW-cooled cells. Counteracting ferroptosis during cooling in UW-based preservation solutions may provide a simple method to improve graft survival following cold static cooling.
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- Lucas P Gartzke
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
- Sulfateq B.V. Admiraal de Ruyterlaan 5, 9726 GN Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
- Sulfateq B.V. Admiraal de Ruyterlaan 5, 9726 GN Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands
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Liu J, Sun L, Chen D, Huo X, Tian X, Li J, Liu M, Yu Z, Zhang B, Yang Y, Qiu Y, Liu Y, Guo H, Zhou C, Ma X, Xiong Y. Prdx6-induced inhibition of ferroptosis in epithelial cells contributes to liquiritin-exerted alleviation of colitis. Food Funct 2022; 13:9470-9480. [PMID: 35983876 DOI: 10.1039/d2fo00945e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Inhibition of ferroptosis in intestinal epithelial cells ameliorates clinical symptoms and improves endoscopic presentations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Licorice is used worldwide in food and medicine fields. Liquiritin, a flavonoid component in licorice, is an effective substance used as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant food that has been shown to improve chemically induced colitis. Herein we evaluated the therapeutic effects of liquiritin on colitis and determined whether liquiritin could affect colitis by modulating ferroptosis in epithelial cells. A colitis model was induced in mice by oral administration with 2.5% DSS dissolved in drinking water. The results showed that liquiritin significantly alleviated symptoms, suppressed intestinal inflammation and restored the epithelial barrier function in the colitis mouse model. Liquiritin supplementation upregulated colonic ferritin expression, increased the storage of cellular iron, reduced the cellular iron level and further inhibited ferroptosis in epithelial cells from the colitis model. Pharmacological stimulation of ferroptosis largely blocked liquiritin-induced alleviation of colitis. Peroxiredoxin-6 (Prdx6) expression was significantly decreased in the DSS group, which was reversed by liquiritin treatment. Genetic or pharmacological silencing of Prdx6 largely reversed liquiritin-induced modulation of the ferritin/iron level and ferroptosis in epithelial cells. Molecular docking results showed that liquiritin could bind to Prdx6 through the hydrogen bond interaction with amino acid residues Thr208, Val206 and Pro203. In conclusion, liquiritin treatment largely alleviated DSS induced colitis by inhibiting ferroptosis in epithelial cells. Liquiritin negatively regulated ferroptosis in epithelial cells in colitis by activating Prdx6, increasing the expression of ferritin and subsequently reducing the cellular iron level.
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- Jinming Liu
- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R.China.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Dalian University Affiliated Xinhua Hospital, Dalian, 116021, P.R.China.
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116000, P.R.China
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116023, P.R.China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Hospital of Peking University, Shenzhen, 518034, P.R.China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R.China.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Dalian University Affiliated Xinhua Hospital, Dalian, 116021, P.R.China.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116023, P.R.China. .,College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116051, P.R.China
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- College of Pharmacy, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116051, P.R.China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116000, P.R.China
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R.China.
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R.China.
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R.China.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Dalian University Affiliated Xinhua Hospital, Dalian, 116021, P.R.China.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Second Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116023, P.R.China.
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- Central Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116011, P.R.China. .,College of Integrative Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, 116051, P.R.China
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Li Z, Ma R, Wang L, Wang Y, Qin Q, Chen L, Dang X, Zhou Z. Starvation stress affects iron metabolism in honeybee Apis mellifera. Biologia (Bratisl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022-01098-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wu S, Yin S, Zhou B. Molecular physiology of iron trafficking in Drosophila melanogaster. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2022; 50:100888. [PMID: 35158107 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2022.100888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Iron homeostasis in insects is less-well understood comparatively to mammals. The classic model organism Drosophila melanogaster has been recently employed to explore how iron is trafficked between and within cells. An outline for iron absorption, systemic delivery, and efflux is thus beginning to emerge. The proteins Malvolio, ZIP13, mitoferrin, ferritin, transferrin, and IRP-1A are key players in these processes. While many features are shared with those in mammals, some physiological differences may also exist. Notable remaining questions include the existence and identification of functional transferrin and ferritin receptors, and of an iron exporter like ferroportin, how systemic iron homeostasis is controlled, and the roles of different tissues in regulating iron physiology. By focusing on aspects of iron trafficking, this review updates on presently known complexities of iron homeostasis in Drosophila.
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- Shitao Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Rani J, De TD, Chauhan C, Kumari S, Sharma P, Tevatiya S, Chakraborti S, Pandey KC, Singh N, Dixit R. Functional disruption of transferrin expression alters reproductive physiology in Anopheles culicifacies. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0264523. [PMID: 35245324 PMCID: PMC8896695 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background Iron metabolism is crucial to maintain optimal physiological homeostasis of every organism and any alteration of the iron concentration (i.e. deficit or excess) can have adverse consequences. Transferrins are glycoproteins that play important role in iron transportation and have been widely characterized in vertebrates and insects, but poorly studied in blood-feeding mosquitoes. Results We characterized a 2102 bp long transcript AcTrf1a with complete CDS of 1872bp, and 226bp UTR region, encoding putative transferrin homolog protein from mosquito An. culicifacies. A detailed in silico analysis predicts AcTrf1a encodes 624 amino acid (aa) long polypeptide that carries transferrin domain. AcTrf1a also showed a putative N-linked glycosylation site, a characteristic feature of most of the mammalian transferrins and certain non-blood feeding insects. Structure modelling prediction confirms the presence of an iron-binding site at the N-terminal lobe of the transferrin. Our spatial and temporal expression analysis under altered pathophysiological conditions showed that AcTrf1a is abundantly expressed in the fat-body, ovary, and its response is significantly altered (enhanced) after blood meal uptake, and exogenous bacterial challenge. Additionally, non-heme iron supplementation of FeCl3 at 1 mM concentration not only augmented the AcTrf1a transcript expression in fat-body but also enhanced the reproductive fecundity of gravid adult female mosquitoes. RNAi-mediated knockdown of AcTrf1a causes a significant reduction in fecundity, confirming the important role of transferrin in oocyte maturation. Conclusion All together our results advocate that detailed characterization of newly identified AcTrf1a transcript may help to select it as a unique target to impair the mosquito reproductive outcome.
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- Jyoti Rani
- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, India
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- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, India
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- Laboratory of Host-Parasite Interaction Studies, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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Missirlis F. Regulation and biological function of metal ions in Drosophila. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2021; 47:18-24. [PMID: 33581350 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2021.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A conceptual framework is offered for critically approaching the formidable ability of insects to segregate metal ions to their multiple destinations in proteins and subcellular compartments. New research in Drosophila melanogaster suggests that nuclear iron regulatory proteins and oxidative stress transcription factors mediate metal-responsive gene expression. Identification of a zinc-regulated chaperone in the endoplasmic reticulum potentially explains membrane protein trafficking defects observed in zinc transporter mutants. Compartmentalized zinc is utilized in fertilization, embryogenesis and for the activation of zinc-finger transcription factors - the latter function demonstrated during muscle development, while dietary zinc is sensed through gating of a chloride channel. Another emerging theme in cellular metal homeostasis is that transporters and related proteins meet at endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria associated membranes with physiologically relevant consequences during aging.
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- Fanis Missirlis
- Department of Physiology, Biophysics & Neuroscience, Cinvestav, Mexico.
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Sun T, Chi JT. Regulation of ferroptosis in cancer cells by YAP/TAZ and Hippo pathways: The therapeutic implications. Genes Dis 2021; 8:241-249. [PMID: 33997171 PMCID: PMC8093643 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2020.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Ferroptosis is a novel form of iron-dependent cell death characterized by lipid peroxidation. While the importance and disease relevance of ferroptosis is gaining recognition, much remains unknown about various genetic and non-genetic determinants of ferroptosis. Hippo signaling pathway is an evolutionarily conserved pathway that responds to various environmental cues and controls organ size, cell proliferation, death, and self-renewal capacity. In cancer biology, Hippo pathway is a potent tumor suppressing mechanism and its dysregulation contributes to apoptosis evasion, cancer development, metastasis, and treatment resistance. Hippo dysregulation leads to aberrant activation of YAP and TAZ, the two major transcription co-activators of TEADs, that induce the expression of genes triggering tumor-promoting phenotypes, including enhanced cell proliferation, self-renewal and apoptosis inhibition. The Hippo pathway is regulated by the cell-cell contact and cellular density/confluence. Recently, ferroptosis has also been found being regulated by the cellular contact and density. The YAP/TAZ activation under low density, while confers apoptosis resistance, renders cancer cells sensitivity to ferroptosis. These findings establish YAP/TAZ and Hippo pathways as novel determinants of ferroptosis. Therefore, inducing ferroptosis may have therapeutic potential for YAP/TAZ-activated chemo-resistant and metastatic tumor cells. Reciprocally, various YAP/TAZ-targeting treatments under clinical development may confer ferroptosis resistance, limiting the therapeutic efficacy.
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- Tianai Sun
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
- Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
- Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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Yang WH, Lin CC, Wu J, Chao PY, Chen K, Chen PH, Chi JT. The Hippo Pathway Effector YAP Promotes Ferroptosis via the E3 Ligase SKP2. Mol Cancer Res 2021; 19:1005-1014. [PMID: 33707306 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-20-0534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ferroptosis is a new form of regulated cell death resulting from the accumulation of lipid-reactive oxygen species. A growing number of studies indicate ferroptosis as an important tumor suppressor mechanism having therapeutic potential in cancers. Previously, we identified TAZ, a Hippo pathway effector, regulates ferroptosis in renal and ovarian cancer cells. Because YAP (Yes-associated protein 1) is the one and only paralog of TAZ, sharing high sequence similarity and functional redundancy with TAZ, we tested the potential roles of YAP in regulating ferroptosis. Here, we provide experimental evidence that YAP removal confers ferroptosis resistance, whereas overexpression of YAP sensitizes cancer cells to ferroptosis. Furthermore, integrative analysis of transcriptome reveals S-phase kinase-associated protein 2 (SKP2), an E3 ubiquitin ligase, as a YAP direct target gene that regulates ferroptosis. We found that the YAP knockdown represses the expression of SKP2. Importantly, the genetic and chemical inhibitions of SKP2 robustly protect cells from ferroptosis. In addition, knockdown of YAP or SKP2 abolishes the lipid peroxidation during erastin-induced ferroptosis. Collectively, our results indicate that YAP, similar to TAZ, is a determinant of ferroptosis through regulating the expression of SKP2. Therefore, our results support the connection between Hippo pathway effectors and ferroptosis with significant therapeutic implications. IMPLICATIONS: This study reveals that YAP promotes ferroptosis by regulating SKP2, suggesting novel therapeutic options for YAP-driven tumors.
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- Wen-Hsuan Yang
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.,Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.,Department of Biochemistry, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.,Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.,Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.,Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.,Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.,Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. .,Center for Genomic and Computational Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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The Multifaceted Regulation of Mitochondria in Ferroptosis. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11030222. [PMID: 33801920 PMCID: PMC8001967 DOI: 10.3390/life11030222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Ferroptosis is characterized as a novel form of regulated cell death, which is initiated by the lethal accumulation of lipid peroxidation catalyzed by cellular labile free iron. This iron driven cell death sharply differs from other well characterized forms of regulated cell death at morphological, genetic and biochemical levels. Increasing research has elaborated a high relevance between dysregulated ferroptosis and the pathogenesis of degenerative diseases and organs injury in human patients. Additionally, targeted induction of ferroptosis is considered as a potentially therapeutic design for the clinical intervention of other therapy-resistant cancers. It is well understood that mitochondria, the cellular powerhouse, determine several types of regulated cell death. Recently, compromised mitochondrial morphology and functionalities have been primarily formulated in ferroptosis. Several mitochondria associated proteins and metabolic processes have been elaborated to fine-tune ferroptotic program. Herein, we critically review the recent advances in this booming field, with focus on summarizing the multifaceted mitochondrial regulation of ferroptosis and providing a perspective on the potential biochemical basis. Finally, we are attempting to shed light on an integrative view on the possibility of mitochondria- and ferroptosis-targeting therapeutics as novel treatment designs for the intervention of ferroptosis related diseases.
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Xia Y, Liu S, Li C, Ai Z, Shen W, Ren W, Yang X. Discovery of a novel ferroptosis inducer-talaroconvolutin A-killing colorectal cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Cell Death Dis 2020; 11:988. [PMID: 33203867 PMCID: PMC7673992 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-03194-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ferropotsis is among the most important mechanisms of cancer suppression, which could be harnessed for cancer therapy. However, no natural small-molecule compounds with cancer inhibitory activity have been identified to date. In the present study, we reported the discovery of a novel ferroptosis inducer, talaroconvolutin A (TalaA), and the underlying molecular mechanism. We discovered that TalaA killed colorectal cancer cells in dose-dependent and time-dependent manners. Interestingly, TalaA did not induce apoptosis, but strongly triggered ferroptosis. Notably, TalaA was significantly more effective than erastin (a well-known ferroptosis inducer) in suppressing colorectal cancer cells via ferroptosis. We revealed a dual mechanism of TalaA’ action against cancer. On the one hand, TalaA considerably increased reactive oxygen species levels to a certain threshold, the exceeding of which induced ferroptosis. On the other hand, this compound downregulated the expression of the channel protein solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11) but upregulated arachidonate lipoxygenase 3 (ALOXE3), promoting ferroptosis. Furthermore, in vivo experiments in mice evidenced that TalaA effectively suppressed the growth of xenografted colorectal cancer cells without obvious liver and kidney toxicities. The findings of this study indicated that TalaA could be a new potential powerful drug candidate for colorectal cancer therapy due to its outstanding ability to kill colorectal cancer cells via ferroptosis induction.
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- Yong Xia
- Key Laboratory of Precision Oncology of Shandong Higher Education, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, 272067, Jining, Shandong, P.R. China. .,Departments of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
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- The Modernization Engineering Technology Research Center of Ethnic Minority Medicine of Hubei Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, 430074, Wuhan, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision Oncology of Shandong Higher Education, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, 272067, Jining, Shandong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision Oncology of Shandong Higher Education, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, 272067, Jining, Shandong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision Oncology of Shandong Higher Education, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, 272067, Jining, Shandong, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Precision Oncology of Shandong Higher Education, Institute of Precision Medicine, Jining Medical University, 272067, Jining, Shandong, P.R. China
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- The Modernization Engineering Technology Research Center of Ethnic Minority Medicine of Hubei Province, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, 430074, Wuhan, P.R. China.
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Vásquez-Procopio J, Rajpurohit S, Missirlis F. Cuticle darkening correlates with increased body copper content in Drosophila melanogaster. Biometals 2020; 33:293-303. [PMID: 33026606 PMCID: PMC7538679 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-020-00245-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Insect epidermal cells secrete a cuticle that serves as an exoskeleton providing mechanical rigidity to each individual, but also insulation, camouflage or communication within their environment. Cuticle deposition and hardening (sclerotization) and pigment synthesis are parallel processes requiring tyrosinase activity, which depends on an unidentified copper-dependent enzyme component in Drosophila melanogaster. We determined the metallomes of fly strains selected for lighter or darker cuticles in a laboratory evolution experiment, asking whether any specific element changed in abundance in concert with pigment deposition. The results showed a correlation between total iron content and strength of pigmentation, which was further corroborated by ferritin iron quantification. To ask if the observed increase in iron body content along with increased pigment deposition could be generalizable, we crossed yellow and ebony alleles causing light and dark pigmentation, respectively, into similar genetic backgrounds and measured their metallomes. Iron remained unaffected in the various mutants providing no support for a causative link between pigmentation and iron content. In contrast, the combined analysis of both experiments suggested instead a correlation between pigment deposition and total copper body content, possibly due to increased demand for epidermal tyrosinase activity.
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- Johana Vásquez-Procopio
- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Cinvestav, Zacatenco, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Biological and Life Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Commerce Six Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Cinvestav, Zacatenco, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Iron-responsive-like elements and neurodegenerative ferroptosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 27:395-413. [PMID: 32817306 PMCID: PMC7433652 DOI: 10.1101/lm.052282.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A set of common-acting iron-responsive 5′untranslated region (5′UTR) motifs can fold into RNA stem loops that appear significant to the biology of cognitive declines of Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD), Lewy body dementia (LDD), and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Neurodegenerative diseases exhibit perturbations of iron homeostasis in defined brain subregions over characteristic time intervals of progression. While misfolding of Aβ from the amyloid-precursor-protein (APP), alpha-synuclein, prion protein (PrP) each cause neuropathic protein inclusions in the brain subregions, iron-responsive-like element (IRE-like) RNA stem–loops reside in their transcripts. APP and αsyn have a role in iron transport while gene duplications elevate the expression of their products to cause rare familial cases of AD and PDD. Of note, IRE-like sequences are responsive to excesses of brain iron in a potential feedback loop to accelerate neuronal ferroptosis and cognitive declines as well as amyloidosis. This pathogenic feedback is consistent with the translational control of the iron storage protein ferritin. We discuss how the IRE-like RNA motifs in the 5′UTRs of APP, alpha-synuclein and PrP mRNAs represent uniquely folded drug targets for therapies to prevent perturbed iron homeostasis that accelerates AD, PD, PD dementia (PDD) and Lewy body dementia, thus preventing cognitive deficits. Inhibition of alpha-synuclein translation is an option to block manganese toxicity associated with early childhood cognitive problems and manganism while Pb toxicity is epigenetically associated with attention deficit and later-stage AD. Pathologies of heavy metal toxicity centered on an embargo of iron export may be treated with activators of APP and ferritin and inhibitors of alpha-synuclein translation.
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