Dutta Bamaprasad, Loo Shining, Kam Antony, Wang Xiaoliang, Wei Na, Luo Kathy Qian, Liu Chuan-Fa, Tam James P
School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
School of Pharmacy, The Neotia University, Sarisa, Diamond Harbour Road, 24 Parganas (South), West Bengal 743368, India.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2025 Apr 19;14(4):493. doi: 10.3390/antiox14040493.
(1) Background: Doxorubicin (DOX) is a frontline chemotherapeutic, but its side-effects from oxidative stress, leading to cardiotoxicity, pose significant challenges to its clinical use. We recently discovered a novel family of proteolysis-resistant, cystine-dense, and cell-penetrating microproteins from that we term ginsentides. Ginsentides, such as the 31-residue TP1, coordinate multiple biological systems to prevent vascular dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress induced by internal and external stressors. (2) Methods: We assessed the protective effects of ginsentide TP1 on DOX-induced cardiotoxicity using both in vitro functional studies on H9c2 cardiomyocytes and in vivo animal models by zebrafish and ICR mouse models. In these models, we examined oxidative stress, apoptosis, intracellular calcium levels, mitochondrial function, inflammatory responses, and cardiac function. (3) Results: We show that ginsentide TP1 protects against DOX-induced cytotoxicity in the mitochondria-rich H9c2 cardiomyocytes and reduces myocardial injury in zebrafish and mice by mitigating oxidative stress, inflammation, calcium, and mitochondrial dysfunction, as well as apoptosis-mediated cell death. Importantly, TP1 preserves cellular homeostasis without compromising the anticancer potency of DOX in breast cancer cells. (4) Conclusions: our findings highlight a specific antioxidative function of ginsentide TP1 in managing DOX-induced cardiotoxicity during cancer treatment and provide a promising lead for developing cardioprotective peptides and microproteins against oxidative stress.
(1)背景:阿霉素(DOX)是一种一线化疗药物,但其由氧化应激导致的副作用会引发心脏毒性,这对其临床应用构成了重大挑战。我们最近从[来源未提及]中发现了一个新的抗蛋白酶解、富含胱氨酸且具有细胞穿透性的微蛋白家族,我们将其命名为人参皂肽。人参皂肽,如由31个氨基酸残基组成的TP1,可协调多种生物系统,以预防由内外部应激源诱导的血管功能障碍和内质网应激。(2)方法:我们使用对H9c2心肌细胞的体外功能研究以及斑马鱼和ICR小鼠模型的体内动物模型,评估了人参皂肽TP1对阿霉素诱导的心脏毒性的保护作用。在这些模型中,我们检测了氧化应激、细胞凋亡、细胞内钙水平、线粒体功能、炎症反应和心脏功能。(3)结果:我们发现人参皂肽TP1可保护富含线粒体的H9c2心肌细胞免受阿霉素诱导的细胞毒性,并通过减轻氧化应激、炎症、钙和线粒体功能障碍以及凋亡介导的细胞死亡,减少斑马鱼和小鼠的心肌损伤。重要的是,TP1在不影响阿霉素对乳腺癌细胞抗癌效力的情况下维持细胞内稳态。(4)结论:我们的研究结果突出了人参皂肽TP1在癌症治疗期间应对阿霉素诱导的心脏毒性方面的特定抗氧化功能,并为开发针对氧化应激的心脏保护肽和微蛋白提供了有前景的线索。