The impact of trigonelline on the ARPE-19 ferroptosis signaling pathway un-der hypoxia conditions
10.13389/j.cnki.rao.2025.0047
- VernacularTitle:缺氧条件下葫芦巴碱对ARPE-19细胞铁死亡信号通路的影响
- Author:
Xinxin YUE
1
;
Yang FU
;
Xiaoyan YIN
;
Min WANG
Author Information
1. 110163 辽宁省沈阳市,辽宁何氏医学院
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
trigonelline;
ferroptosis;
HIF-1α/VEGF;
diabetic retinopathy
- From:
Recent Advances in Ophthalmology
2025;45(4):263-268
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate and elucidate the effect of trigonelline(TRG)on the ARPE-19 ferroptosis sig-naling pathway under hypoxia conditions.Methods ARPE-19 cells were routinely cultured and intervened with different concentrations of TRG.According to the optimal concentration(40 mg·L-1)of TRG determined for ARPE-19 interven-tion,the cells were divided into an NC group(routinely cultured for 24 h),a CoCl2 group(treated with 150 mmol·L-1 CoCl2 for 24 h),a Fer-1 group(treated at first with 1 μmol·L-1 Fer-1 for 12 h and then with 150 mumol·L-1 CoCl2 for 12 h),and a TRG group(treated at first with 40 mg·L-1 TRG for 24 h and then with 150 mmol·L-1 CoCl2 for 24 h).The levels of glutathione(GSH),malondialdehyde(MDA)and Fe2+ions in each group of cells were evaluated by detectionkits.The levels of reactive oxygen species(ROS)in each group of cells were detected by flow cytometry.Western blot was used to analyze the expression levels of hypoxia-induced factor-1α(HIF-1α),vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF),glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4)and acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4(ACSL4)in each group of cells.The expression levels of VEGF and ACSL4 proteins in each group of cells were measured by immunofluorescence staining.Results The ROS levels in TRG and Fer-1 groups were significantly lower than those in the CoCl2 group(t=27.91,31.61;both P＜0.01).The change trend of MDA and Fe2+levels was the same with that of ROS levels in each group.Com-pared with those in the CoCl2 group,the GSH levels were increased significantly(t=15.95,12.76;both P＜0.01)and the relative expression levels of HIF-1α and VEGF proteins were decreased significantly in Fer-1 and TRG groups(all P＜0.01).The CoCl2 group had higher ACSL4 levels and lower GPX4 levels than the NC group(t=31.05,13.18;both P＜0.01).Fer-1 and TRG groups had lower ACSL4 expression levels and higher GPX4 expression levels than the CoCl2 group(all P＜0.01).The results of immunofluorescence staining showed that the expression levels of VEGF and ACSL4 proteins in the CoCl2 group were higher than those in the NC group.The expression levels of VEGF and ACSL4 proteins in Fer-1 and TRG groups were lower than those in the CoCl2 group.Conclusion TRG protects ARPE-19 cells from hypoxia-induced oxidative stress damage by inhibiting ferroptosis.
