Nrf2 plays protective role during intermittent hypoxia-induced ferroptosis in rat liver (BRL-3A) cells

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PURPOSE: Ferroptosis is reported to be involved in the chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH)-related liver damage in vivo. Nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) has an essential role in the regulation of ferroptosis. This study tested the hypothesis that intermittent hypoxia (IH) could lead to hepatocyte ferroptosis in vitro and the function of Nrf2 in IH-induced hepatocyte ferroptosis.

METHODS: BRL-3A cells (rat liver cells) were exposed to normoxia or IH. The protocol of IH consisted of 32 cycles of 60-min hypoxic exposure with 30-min reoxygenation phase (nadir of 1% oxygen to peak of 20% oxygen). Ferroptosis was evaluated by cell viability, iron concentration, lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS), protein content of ferritin heavy chain (FTH1), and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). Both ferrostatin-1 (a ferroptosis inhibitor) and Nrf2 interfering RNA were applied to treat BRL-3A cells, respectively.

RESULTS: IH exposure induced ferroptosis in BRL-3A cells with decreased cell viability and increased total iron content and lipid ROS levels. The protein contents of GPX4 and FTH1 in IH group were markedly lower than that in normoxic control. Ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1 alleviated IH-induced ferroptosis in BRL-3A cells. IH treatment enhanced expression of Nrf2, and Nrf2 knockdown augmented IH-induced ferroptosis in BRL-3A cells.

CONCLUSIONS: The results revealed that Nrf2 played a protective role during IH-induced ferroptosis in BRL-3A cells. The finding provides a therapeutic target for obstructive sleep apnea-related liver injury.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung - 27(2023), 5 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 2069-2076

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Li-Da [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Ya-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ji-Zhi [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Jie-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Qiao-Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Gong-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Qi-Chang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

E1UOL152H7
Ferroptosis
Ferrostatin-1
Intermittent hypoxia
Iron
Journal Article
Lipids
NF-E2-Related Factor 2
Nfe2l2 protein, rat
Nrf2
Obstructive sleep apnea
Oxygen
Reactive Oxygen Species
S88TT14065

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Date Completed 29.09.2023

Date Revised 11.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11325-023-02801-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353629200