Mao Zhimin, Chen Ping, Ji Qun, Zhao Xiuling, Zhong Kun, Zeng Xuhui
Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Medical School, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Front Pharmacol. 2025 May 13;16:1562852. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1562852. eCollection 2025.
Dietary restriction (DR) has emerged as a potential therapeutic intervention for various pathological conditions. This study investigated the effects of DR on cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis in mice. Animals were subjected to controlled food restriction for 1 week prior to cyclophosphamide administration. We evaluated changes in body weight, bladder pathology, redox status, and ferroptotic parameters. DR significantly attenuated cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis severity, as evidenced by reduced bladder weight, decreased lipid peroxidation, and diminished ferroptotic markers in bladder tissue. Mechanistic investigations revealed that DR upregulated hepatic hydrogen sulfide (HS)-synthesizing enzymes and enhanced HS production. Inhibition of HS-synthesizing enzymes with DL-propargylglycine (PAG) and aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA) exacerbated cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis, whereas administration of diallyl trisulfide (DATS), an HS donor, markedly ameliorated bladder pathology. studies demonstrated that HS donors, NaHS and DATS, protected against cyclophosphamide metabolite acrolein (ACR)-induced urothelial cell death by suppressing oxidative stress, as indicated by reduced p38 MAPK activation and protein carbonylation. These findings suggest that DR confers protection against cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis through the induction of endogenous HS production and inhibition of ferroptosis. Our study provides additional evidence supporting the health-promoting effects of DR as well as novel mechanistic insights into the beneficial effects of DR. Given HS has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative properties and that oxidative stress and ferroptosis underlie various diseases, our finding could have broader implications.
饮食限制(DR)已成为一种针对各种病理状况的潜在治疗性干预措施。本研究调查了饮食限制对环磷酰胺诱导的小鼠膀胱炎的影响。在给予环磷酰胺之前,对动物进行了为期1周的可控食物限制。我们评估了体重、膀胱病理学、氧化还原状态和铁死亡参数的变化。饮食限制显著减轻了环磷酰胺诱导的膀胱炎严重程度,这表现为膀胱重量减轻、脂质过氧化减少以及膀胱组织中铁死亡标志物减少。机制研究表明,饮食限制上调了肝脏硫化氢(HS)合成酶并增强了HS的产生。用DL-炔丙基甘氨酸(PAG)和氨基氧乙酸(AOAA)抑制HS合成酶会加重环磷酰胺诱导的膀胱炎,而给予HS供体二烯丙基三硫化物(DATS)则可显著改善膀胱病理学。研究表明,HS供体NaHS和DATS通过抑制氧化应激保护免受环磷酰胺代谢物丙烯醛(ACR)诱导的尿路上皮细胞死亡,这表现为p38 MAPK激活减少和蛋白质羰基化减少。这些发现表明,饮食限制通过诱导内源性HS产生和抑制铁死亡来保护免受环磷酰胺诱导的膀胱炎。我们的研究提供了额外的证据支持饮食限制的健康促进作用以及对饮食限制有益作用的新机制见解。鉴于HS具有抗炎和抗氧化特性,并且氧化应激和铁死亡是各种疾病的基础,我们的发现可能具有更广泛的意义。