Cadmium induces ferroptosis and apoptosis by modulating miR‐34a‐5p/Sirt1axis in PC12 cells. Issue 1 (24th September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hao, Rili; Ge, Junlin; Song, Xinyu; Li, Feng; Sun‐Waterhouse, Dongxiao; Li, Dapeng
• Is Part Of: Environmental toxicology. Volume 37:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 51
• Publication Date: 2021-09-24
• Subjects: apoptosis -- cadmium -- ferroptosis -- miR‐34a‐5p -- Sirt1; Water quality bioassay -- Periodicals; Water -- Pollution -- Toxicology -- Periodicals; Microbiological assay -- Periodicals; Toxicity testing -- Periodicals; Environmental toxicology -- Periodicals; Environmental Pollution -- Periodicals; Environmental Pollutants -- Periodicals; Environmental Monitoring -- Periodicals; Écotoxicologie -- Périodiques; Pollution -- Périodiques; 615.902
• DOI: 10.1002/tox.23376
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1520-4081

Abstract

Abstract: Cadmium (Cd) is a potent neurotoxic metal present in the environment and food. In this study, CdCl2 (2 or 4 μM) induced cytotoxicity and neurotoxicity in PC12 cells, causing decreases in cell viability and NEP protein expression and increase in p‐tau protein expression. For the first time, CdCl2 ‐initiated injury was found to result from the induction of not only apoptosis but also ferroptosis, as evidenced by the increased iron content, ROS production, and mitochondrial membrane potential along with changes in the expressions of iron death‐related genes (FTH1, GPX4, ASCL4, PTGS2, and NOX1) and levels of caspase9, Bax, and Bcl‐2 proteins. The molecular mechanisms leading to apoptosis and ferroptosis at least included the participation of the miR‐34a‐5p/Sirt1 axis, in which miR‐34a‐5p promoted CdCl2 ‐induced neurotoxicity through targeting Sirt1. Knocking out miR‐34a‐5p attenuated CdCl2 ‐induced damage of PC12 cells, cytotoxicity and neurotoxicity. This research provides the underlying molecular mechanisms of CdCl2 ‐induced damage and asserts the role of miRNAs as critical regulators.