Neuroprotection of NRF2 against Ferroptosis after Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice

Autor: Hao Cheng, Pengfei Wang, Ning Wang, Wenwen Dong, Ziyuan Chen, Mingzhe Wu, Ziwei Wang, Ziqi Yu, Dawei Guan, Linlin Wang, Rui Zhao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Antioxidants, Vol 12, Iss 3, p 731 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3921
DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030731
Popis: Ferroptosis and iron-related redox imbalance aggravate traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes. NRF2 is the predominant transcription factor regulating oxidative stress and neuroinflammation in TBI, but its role in iron-induced post-TBI damage is unclear. We investigated ferroptotic neuronal damage in the injured cortex and observed neurological deficits post-TBI. These were ameliorated by the iron chelator deferoxamine (DFO) in wild-type mice. In Nrf2-knockout (Nrf2−/−) mice, more sever ferroptosis and neurological deficits were detected. Dimethyl fumarate (DMF)-mediated NRF2 activation alleviated neural dysfunction in TBI mice, partly due to TBI-induced ferroptosis mitigation. Additionally, FTH-FTL and FSP1 protein levels, associated with iron metabolism and the ferroptotic redox balance, were highly NRF2-dependent post-TBI. Thus, NRF2 is neuroprotective against TBI-induced ferroptosis through both the xCT-GPX4- and FTH-FTL-determined free iron level and the FSP1-regulated redox status. This yields insights into the neuroprotective role of NRF2 in TBI-induced neuronal damage and its potential use in TBI treatment.
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