Inhibiting ferroptosis in brain microvascular endothelial cells: A potential strategy to mitigate polystyrene nanoplasticsâinduced bloodâbrain barrier dysfunction.
Environ Res
; 250: 118506, 2024 Jun 01.
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ABSTRACT
Polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs), a group of ubiquitous pollutants, may injure the central nervous system through the bloodâbrain barrier (BBB). However, whether exposure to PS-NPs contributes to BBB disruption and the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. In vivo, we found that PS-NPs (25 mg/kg BW) could significantly increase BBB permeability in mice and downregulate the distribution of the tight junction-associated protein zona occludens 1 (ZO-1) in brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs). Using an in vitro BBB model, exposure to PS-NPs significantly reduced the transendothelial electrical resistance and altered ZO-1 expression and distribution in a dose-dependent manner. RNA-seq analysis and functional investigations were used to investigate the molecular pathways involved in the response to PS-NPs. The results revealed that the ferroptosis and glutathione metabolism signaling pathways were related to the disruption of the BBB model caused by the PS-NPs. PS-NPs treatment promoted ferroptosis in bEnd.3 cells by inducing disordered glutathione metabolism in addition to Fe2+ and lipid peroxide accumulation, while suppressing ferroptosis with ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) suppressed ferroptosis-related changes in bEnd.3 cells subjected to PS-NPs. Importantly, Fer-1 alleviated the decrease in ZO-1 expression in bEnd.3 cells and the exacerbation of BBB damage induced by PS-NPs. Collectively, our findings suggest that inhibiting ferroptosis in BMECs may serve as a potential therapeutic target against BBB disruption induced by PS-NPs exposure.
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Poliestirenos
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Barrera Hematoencefálica
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Células Endoteliales
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Ferroptosis
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Animals
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Environ Res
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2024
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China