Ferritinophagy Is Critical for Deoxynivalenol-Induced Liver Injury in Mice

Background: Deoxynivalenol (DON) contamination, pervasive throughout all stages of food production and processing, presents a significant threat to human health. The degradation of ferritin mediated by nuclear receptor coactivator 4 (NCOA4), termed ferritinophagy, plays a crucial role in maintaining iron homeostasis and regulating ferroptosis. Aim: This study aims to elucidate the role of ferritinophagy and ferroptosis in DON-induced liver injury. Methods: Male mice and AML12 cells were subjected to varying doses of DON, serving as in vivo and in vitro models, respectively. Protein expression was assessed by using immunofluorescence and western blot techniques. Co-immunoprecipitation was employed to investigate the protein-protein interactions. Results: Our findings demonstrate that DON triggers hepatocyte ferroptosis in a ferritinophagy-dependent manner. Specifically, DON impedes the activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) by inhibiting RAC1's binding to mTOR, thereby ultimately inducing autophagy. Concurrently, DON amplifies NCOA4's affinity for ferritin by facilitating NCOA4 phosphorylation through the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated kinase (ATM), thus promoting the autophagy-dependent degradation of ferritin. Both autophagy inhibition and NCOA4 expression suppression ameliorate DON-induced ferroptosis. Conclusion: Our study concludes that DON facilitates NCOA4-mediated ferritinophagy via the ATM-NCOA4 pathway, subsequently inducing ferroptosis in the liver.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 72(2024), 12 vom: 27. März, Seite 6660-6671

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jiang, Junze [VerfasserIn]
Ruan, Yongbao [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaohui [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-73-2
Deoxynivalenol
Ferritinophagy
Ferritins
Ferroptosis
JT37HYP23V
Journal Article
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Date Completed 28.03.2024

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/acs.jafc.4c00556

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369915666