GPX4
氧化应激
脂质过氧化
活性氧
化学
线粒体
细胞生物学
谷胱甘肽
去铁胺
生物化学
生物
谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶
过氧化氢酶
酶
作者
Guang‐Hui Chen,Chang-Chun Song,Kostas Pantopoulos,Xiaolei Wei,Hua Zheng,Zhi Luo
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.01.012
摘要
Ferroptosis is a regulated form of cell death induced by iron (Fe)-dependent lipid peroxidation. At present, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain elusive. Herein, we hypothesized that mitochondria and the NRF2 (transcription factor nuclear factor E2-related factor 2) are potential mediators of ferroptosis, considering their well-established involvement in the oxidative stress pathway. We found that a high iron diet increased hepatic iron content and promoted glutathione (GSH) depletion, lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress. Dietary iron overload also decreased mRNA and protein expression levels of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) and cystine-glutamate antiporter (SLC7A11), and increased mRNA and protein expression of acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4), which are all markers of ferroptosis. Consistent with ferroptosis, iron overload promoted lipid peroxidation and the generation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS), and decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). Pre-treatment with deferoxamine mesylate (DFO, an iron chelator) alleviated ROS generation and lipid peroxidation, indicating a causative link between iron overload and lipid peroxidation. Suppression of mitochondrial oxidative stress attenuated ferroptosis. Experiments with HEK293T cells revealed that Fe-induced ferroptosis involved direct inhibition of NRF2 binding to antioxidant response elements (AREs) within the promoters of the gpx4 and slc7a11 genes, which in turn induced transcriptional silencing. In conclusion, our study provided a direct link between mitochondrial oxidative stress and ferroptosis via the NRF2-ARE pathway.
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