Synergistic effects of T-2 toxin and selenium deficiency exacerbate renal fibrosis through modulation of the ERα/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway

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As common pathogenic agents in the world and widely distributed globally, T-2 toxin and selenium deficiency might exacerbate toxic effects by combined exposure, posing a dramatic health hazard to humans and animals. In this study, we aim to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of renal fibrosis triggered by T-2 toxin and selenium deficiency exposure. A total of thirty-two rats are randomly divided into the normal control, T-2 toxin, selenium deficiency, and combined intervention groups. T-2 toxin (100 ng/g) is intragastric gavaged to the rats in compliance with the body weight. Both the standard (containing selenium 0.20 mg/Kg) and selenium-deficient (containing selenium 0.02 mg/Kg) diets were manufactured adhering to the AIN-93 formula. After 12 weeks of intervention, renal tissue ultrastructural and pathological changes, inflammatory infiltration, epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT), and extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition are evaluated, respectively. Metabolomics analysis is conducted to explore the underlying pathology of renal fibrosis, followed by the validation of potential mechanisms at gene and protein levels. T-2 toxin and selenium deficiency exposure results in podocyte foot process elongation or fusion, tubular vacuolization and dilatation, and collagen deposition in the kidneys. Additionally, it also increases inflammatory infiltration, EMT conversion, and ECM deposition. Metabolomics analysis suggests that T-2 toxin and selenium deficiency influence amino acid and cholesterol metabolism, respectively, and the estrogen signaling pathway is probably engaged in renal fibrosis progression. Moreover, T-2 toxin and selenium deficiency are found to regulate the expressions of the ERα/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. In conclusion, T-2 toxin and selenium deficiency synergistically exacerbate renal fibrosis through regulating the ERα/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, and inflammatory infiltration, EMT and ECM deposition are involved in this process.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:269

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Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 269(2024) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 115748

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Haobiao [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Chilufya, Mumba Mulutula [VerfasserIn]
Qiao, Lichun [VerfasserIn]
Bao, Miaoye [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Xinyue [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, Rongqi [VerfasserIn]
He, Huifang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Miaoqian [VerfasserIn]
Han, Jing [VerfasserIn]

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EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.1
ERα/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway
Estrogen Receptor alpha
H6241UJ22B
I3FL5NM3MO
Journal Article
Metabolomics
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Renal fibrosis
Selenium
Selenium deficiency
T-2 Toxin
T-2 toxin

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Date Completed 31.01.2024

Date Revised 31.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115748

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365207241