التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Mitofusin 2 inhibits high glucose-induced apoptosis of human lens epithelial cells via modulating mitochondrial function and autophagy. |
| المؤلفون: |
Yuan-Yi Guo, Jiang-Yue Zhao, Han-Rong Li, Zhuo Guo, Hao-Yue Shen |
| المصدر: |
Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica; 2024, Vol. 62 Issue 2, p76-86, 11p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
DIABETES complications, GLUCOSE, EPITHELIAL cells, IN vitro studies, FLOW cytometry, MITOCHONDRIA, AUTOPHAGY, PHOSPHORYLATION, T-test (Statistics), APOPTOSIS, CATARACT, REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, MITOCHONDRIAL proteins, GENE expression, RATS, REACTIVE oxygen species, ANIMAL experimentation, WESTERN immunoblotting, ONE-way analysis of variance, CELL survival, MICROSCOPY, MEMBRANE proteins, CRYSTALLINE lens, DISEASE risk factors, CHEMICAL inhibitors |
| مستخلص: |
Introduction. Diabetic cataract (DC) is a common ocular complication of diabetes. Mitofusin 2 (MFN2), a mitochondrial fusion protein, is involved in the pathogenesis of cataract and diabetic complications. However, its role and molecular mechanisms in DC remain unclear. Materials and methods. DC models in rats were induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozocin (STZ) for 12 weeks. We measured the body weight of rats, blood glucose concentrations, sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH) activity and advanced glycation end products (AGE) content in the lenses of rats. MFN2 mRNA and protein expression levels in the lenses were detected by RT-qPCR and western blot assays. In vitro, human lens epithelial (HLE) B3 cells were treated for 48 h with 25 mM glucose (high glucose, HG) to induce cell damage. To determine the role of MFN2 in HG-induced cell damage, HLE-B3 cells were transfected with lentivirus loaded with MFN2 overexpression plasmid or short hairpin RNA (shRNA) to overexpress or knock down MFN2 expression, followed by HG exposure. Cell viability was assessed by CCK-8 assay. Flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) level. JC-1 staining showed the changes in mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm). The mediators related to apoptosis, mitochondrial damage, and autophagy were determined. Results. STZ-administrated rats showed reduced body weight, increased blood glucose levels, elevated SDH activity and AGE content, suggesting successful establishment of the DC rat model. Interestingly, MFN2 expression was significantly downregulated in DC rat lens and HG-induced HLE-B3 cells. Further analysis showed that under HG conditions, MFN2 overexpression enhanced cell viability and inhibited apoptosis accompanied by decreased Bax, cleaved caspase-9 and increased Bcl-2 expression in HLE-B3 cells. MFN2 overexpression also suppressed the mitochondrial damage elicited by HG as manifested by reduced ROS production, recovered Δψm and increased mitochondrial cytochrome c (Cyto c) level. Moreover, MFN2 overexpression increased LC3BⅡ/LC3BⅠ ratio and Beclin-1 expression, but decreased p62 level, and blocked the phosphorylation of mTOR in HG-treated HLE-B3 cells. In contrast, MFN2 silencing exerted opposite effects. Conclusions. Presented findings indicate that MFN2 expression may be essential for preventing lens epithelial cell apoptosis during development of diabetic cataract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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