转录因子EB通过诱导线粒体自噬抑制NLRP3炎性小体激活来改善胎鼠缺氧性肺动脉高压。

Transcription factor EB improves hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in fetal rats by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation via induction of mitophagy.

作者信息

Chen Chaohong, Xie Zaoye, Ao Dang, Chen Yinhui, Liu Ling, Li Chengyan

机构信息

Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, No. 57, Renmin Avenue (South), Xiashan, Zhanjiang, 524000, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.

Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Autophagy and Major Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, 524000, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 2;15(1):20356. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-07068-5.

Abstract

Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) represents a life-threatening cardiopulmonary condition characterized by hypoxia-driven pulmonary vascular remodeling. While transcription factor EB (TFEB), a master regulator of cellular adaptation to hypoxia, has been implicated in vascular pathologies, its mechanistic role in PPHN remains undefined. This study elucidates the molecular interplay of TFEB in hypoxia-induced PPHN pathogenesis. Fetal rat models of hypoxia-induced PPHN, including untreated hypoxic models and hypoxic models treated with the TFEB inhibitor Eltrombopag (EO), as well as a hypoxia-induced human pulmonary artery endothelial cell (HPAEC) model, were established. Multimodal assessments, including histopathology, qRT-PCR, JC-1 staining, immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, and Western blotting, were employed to evaluate the effects of TFEB on mitophagy and NLRP3 inflammasome. In the hypoxia group, significant thickening of the pulmonary arterioles and right ventricular wall was observed. Immunostaining revealed a significant increase in the relative staining density of TFEB-positive, NLRP3-positive, and LC3-positive cells, alongside elevated expression of mitophagy-proteins and NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins. TFEB inhibition downregulated the expression of PINK1, TOMM20, COX IV, P62, and LC3II/I ratio, impairing mitophagy, while upregulating eNOS, NLRP3, and GSDMD, thereby enhancing NLRP3 activation and pyroptosis. In the EO group, fetal rats exhibited more pronounced pulmonary arteriole thickening, intensified fluorescence signals for NLRP3, caspase-1, and GSDMD, reduced mitophagy-related protein expression, and further elevated NLRP3 inflammasome-related protein and GSDMD expression. TFEB exerts a protective effect in PPHN by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation through PINK1/Parkin-mediated mitophagy, highlighting TFEB's potential as a therapeutic target for hypoxia-induced PPHN.

摘要

新生儿持续性肺动脉高压(PPHN)是一种危及生命的心肺疾病,其特征是由缺氧驱动的肺血管重塑。虽然转录因子EB(TFEB)作为细胞对缺氧适应的主要调节因子,已被认为与血管病变有关,但其在PPHN中的作用机制仍不明确。本研究阐明了TFEB在缺氧诱导的PPHN发病机制中的分子相互作用。建立了缺氧诱导的PPHN胎鼠模型,包括未治疗的缺氧模型和用TFEB抑制剂艾曲泊帕(EO)治疗的缺氧模型,以及缺氧诱导的人肺动脉内皮细胞(HPAEC)模型。采用组织病理学、qRT-PCR、JC-1染色、免疫荧光、流式细胞术和蛋白质印迹等多模态评估方法,评估TFEB对线粒体自噬和NLRP3炎性小体的影响。在缺氧组中,观察到肺小动脉和右心室壁明显增厚。免疫染色显示,TFEB阳性、NLRP3阳性和LC3阳性细胞的相对染色密度显著增加,同时线粒体自噬蛋白和NLRP3炎性小体相关蛋白的表达升高。TFEB抑制下调了PINK1、TOMM20、COX IV、P62和LC3II/I比值的表达,损害了线粒体自噬,同时上调了eNOS、NLRP3和GSDMD,从而增强了NLRP3的激活和细胞焦亡。在EO组中,胎鼠表现出更明显的肺小动脉增厚、NLRP3、caspase-1和GSDMD的荧光信号增强、线粒体自噬相关蛋白表达降低,以及NLRP3炎性小体相关蛋白和GSDMD表达进一步升高。TFEB通过PINK1/Parkin介导的线粒体自噬抑制NLRP3炎性小体激活,在PPHN中发挥保护作用,突出了TFEB作为缺氧诱导的PPHN治疗靶点的潜力。

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