Duhaini Mariam, Shamroukh Habiba S, Zhang Zhi, Kondapalli Kalyan C
Department of Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128, USA.
Biol Open. 2025 Jul 15;14(7). doi: 10.1242/bio.062057. Epub 2025 Jul 9.
The brain is the most metabolically active organ in the body and has a high demand for iron. Iron deficiency impairs brain function and is linked to various neurological disorders. To maintain iron homeostasis, astrocytes respond to iron levels and signal brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMVECs), which regulate iron import into the brain. However, the specific signaling molecules released by astrocytes remain largely unknown. In this study, we addressed this by performing a global proteomic analysis of the secretome of primary mouse astrocytes cultured under iron-deficient conditions. Quantitative mass spectrometry demonstrated significant remodeling of the astrocyte secretome in response to iron deficiency, affecting critical pathways related to metabolic reprogramming, stress responses, and cellular communication. We identified specific secreted factors with potential roles in paracrine signaling, with their secretion supported by prediction analysis. Our analysis also revealed novel condition-specific proteins. These findings provide new insights into astrocyte communication under iron stress and its potential influence on iron availability at the blood-brain barrier. This study establishes a foundation for future investigations into astrocyte-secreted factors and their roles in neurological diseases associated with iron dysregulation.
大脑是人体新陈代谢最活跃的器官,对铁的需求量很大。缺铁会损害大脑功能,并与各种神经疾病有关。为维持铁稳态,星形胶质细胞会对铁水平作出反应,并向脑微血管内皮细胞(BMVECs)发出信号,后者调节铁进入大脑。然而,星形胶质细胞释放的具体信号分子在很大程度上仍不清楚。在本研究中,我们通过对在缺铁条件下培养的原代小鼠星形胶质细胞的分泌组进行全蛋白质组分析来解决这一问题。定量质谱分析表明,缺铁会导致星形胶质细胞分泌组发生显著重塑,影响与代谢重编程、应激反应和细胞通讯相关的关键途径。我们鉴定出了在旁分泌信号传导中具有潜在作用的特定分泌因子,预测分析支持了它们的分泌。我们的分析还揭示了新的条件特异性蛋白。这些发现为铁应激下星形胶质细胞通讯及其对血脑屏障铁可用性的潜在影响提供了新见解。本研究为未来研究星形胶质细胞分泌因子及其在与铁失调相关的神经疾病中的作用奠定了基础。
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