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  • Induction of ferroptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction by oxidative stress in PC12 cells.

Induction of ferroptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction by oxidative stress in PC12 cells.

Scientific reports (2018-01-14)
Chuanhong Wu, Wenwen Zhao, Jie Yu, Shaojing Li, Ligen Lin, Xiuping Chen
ABSTRACT

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) are typically associated with neuron loss in nervous system areas. Interventions with related death mechanisms may ameliorate NDD progression. Oxidative stress plays an important role in NDD cell death routines. However, tert-butylhydroperoxide (t-BHP), a widely used oxidative stress stimulus, induces neural cell death through a mechanism that remains elusive. In our study, the ferroptosis marker events occurred after co-treatment with 100 μM t-BHP for 1 h, all of which were reversed in the presence of the ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) and the iron chelator deferoxamine, implying the occurrence of ferroptosis. Moreover, mitochondrial dysfunction accompanied by a decreased in membrane potential and ATP production, increased mitochondrial ROS generation. Furthermore, this mitochondrial dysfunction could be reversed by Fer-1. In addition, JNK1/2 and ERK1/2 were activated upstream of the ferroptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction. In summary, these data suggest that ferroptosis, coupled with mitochondrial dysfunction, was involved in t-BHP-induced PC12 death. JNK1/2 and ERK1/2 played important roles in t-BHP-induced cell death. Overall, this study might provide clues to the oxidative stress-based strategies for cell protection in NDD.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
JC-1, solid
Sigma-Aldrich
Piperaquine tetraphosphate tetrahydrate, ≥98% (HPLC)
Sigma-Aldrich
Ferrostatin-1, ≥95% (HPLC)
Sigma-Aldrich
Amyloid Protein Non-Aβ Component, ≥80% (HPLC)
Sigma-Aldrich
2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate, ≥97%