Zhuge Ruijian, Zhang Le, Xue Qian, Wang Rui, Xu Jiayunzhu, Wang Chaofan, Meng Chunyang, Lu Rifeng, Yin Fei, Guo Li
Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Department of Spine Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China.
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2024 Nov;492:117139. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2024.117139. Epub 2024 Oct 30.
Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] has significant adverse effects on the environment and human health, particularly on the male reproductive system. Previously, we observed ferroptosis and autophagy in rat testicular injury induced by Cr(VI). In the present study, we focused on the association between ferroptosis and autophagy in mouse Sertoli cells (TM4) exposed to concentrations of 2.5 μМ, 5 μМ, and 10 μМ Cr(VI). Cr(VI) exposure altered mitochondrial ultrastructure; increased intracellular iron, malondialdehyde, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels; decreased glutathione content; increased TfR1 protein expression; and decreased GPX4, FPN1, and SLC7A11 protein expression, ultimately resulting in ferroptosis. Additionally, we observed ferritinophagy, increased expression of BECLIN1, LC3B, and NCOA4, and decreased expression of FTH1 and P62. Inhibition of autophagy and ferritinophagy via 3-MA and small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated silencing of NCOA4 ameliorated changes in ferritinophagy- and ferroptosis-associated protein expression, and reduced ROS levels. Rats exposed to Cr(VI) exhibited atrophy of testicular seminiferous tubules, a reduction in germ and Sertoli cells, and the occurrence of ferritinophagy and ferroptosis in cells of the rat testes. These results indicate that ferroptosis, triggered by NCOA4-mediated ferritinophagy, is one of the mechanisms that contribute to Cr(VI)-induced damage in Sertoli cells.
六价铬[Cr(VI)]对环境和人类健康有重大不利影响,尤其是对男性生殖系统。此前,我们观察到Cr(VI)诱导的大鼠睾丸损伤中存在铁死亡和自噬。在本研究中,我们聚焦于暴露于2.5 μМ、5 μМ和10 μМ Cr(VI)浓度下的小鼠支持细胞(TM4)中铁死亡与自噬之间的关联。Cr(VI)暴露改变了线粒体超微结构;增加了细胞内铁、丙二醛和活性氧(ROS)水平;降低了谷胱甘肽含量;增加了TfR1蛋白表达;降低了GPX4、FPN1和SLC7A11蛋白表达,最终导致铁死亡。此外,我们观察到铁蛋白自噬、BECLIN1、LC3B和NCOA4表达增加,以及FTH1和P62表达降低。通过3-MA抑制自噬和铁蛋白自噬以及通过小干扰RNA(siRNA)介导沉默NCOA4可改善铁蛋白自噬和铁死亡相关蛋白表达的变化,并降低ROS水平。暴露于Cr(VI)的大鼠表现出睾丸生精小管萎缩、生殖细胞和支持细胞减少,以及大鼠睾丸细胞中出现铁蛋白自噬和铁死亡。这些结果表明,由NCOA4介导的铁蛋白自噬引发的铁死亡是导致Cr(VI)诱导的支持细胞损伤的机制之一。
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