MitoQ protects against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatocyte ferroptosis and acute liver injury by suppressing mtROS-mediated ACSL4 upregulation

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Ferroptosis has been shown to be involved in carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced acute liver injury (ALI). The mitochondrion-targeted antioxidant MitoQ can eliminate the production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS). This study investigated the role of MitoQ in CCl4-induced hepatocytic ferroptosis and ALI. MDA and 4HNE were elevated in CCl4-induced mice. In vitro, CCl4 exposure elevated the levels of oxidized lipids in HepG2 cells. Alterations in the mitochondrial ultrastructure of hepatocytes were observed in the livers of CCl4-evoked mice. Ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) attenuated CCl4-induced hepatic lipid peroxidation, mitochondrial ultrastructure alterations and ALI. Mechanistically, acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 (ACSL4) was upregulated in CCl4-exposed human hepatocytes and mouse livers. The ACSL4 inhibitor rosiglitazone alleviated CCl4-induced hepatic lipid peroxidation and ALI. ACSL4 knockdown inhibited oxidized lipids in CCl4-exposed human hepatocytes. Moreover, CCl4 exposure decreased the mitochondrial membrane potential and OXPHOS subunit levels and increased the mtROS level in HepG2 cells. Correspondingly, MitoQ pretreatment inhibited the upregulation of ACSL4 in CCl4-evoked mouse livers and HepG2 cells. MitoQ attenuated lipid peroxidation in vivo and in vitro after CCl4 exposure. Finally, MitoQ pretreatment alleviated CCl4-induced hepatocytic ferroptosis and ALI. These findings suggest that MitoQ protects against hepatocyte ferroptosis in CCl4-induced ALI via the mtROS-ACSL4 pathway.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:486

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Toxicology and applied pharmacology - 486(2024) vom: 24. März, Seite 116914

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tao, Li [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Yu-Feng [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Fei-Fei [VerfasserIn]
He, Xue [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hong-Qian [VerfasserIn]
Tong, Cheng-Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Xu, De-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xi [VerfasserIn]

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ACSL4
Acute liver injury
Ferroptosis
Journal Article
MitoQ
MtROS

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Date Revised 12.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.taap.2024.116914

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NLM370121511