Iron promotes oxidative cell death caused by bisretinoids of retina
Intracellular Fe plays a key role in redox active energy and electron transfer. We sought to understand how Fe levels impact the retina, given that retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells are also challenged by accumulations of vitamin A aldehyde adducts (bisretinoid lipofuscin) that photogenerate re...
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Published in | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 115; no. 19; pp. 4963 - 4968 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
National Academy of Sciences
08.05.2018
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ISSN | 0027-8424 1091-6490 1091-6490 |
DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1722601115 |
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Summary: | Intracellular Fe plays a key role in redox active energy and electron transfer. We sought to understand how Fe levels impact the retina, given that retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells are also challenged by accumulations of vitamin A aldehyde adducts (bisretinoid lipofuscin) that photogenerate reactive oxygen species and photodecompose into damaging aldehyde- and dicarbonyl-bearing species. In mice treated with the Fe chelator deferiprone (DFP), intracellular Fe levels, as reflected in transferrin receptor mRNA expression, were reduced. DFP-treated albino Abca4
−/− and agouti wild-type mice exhibited elevated bisretinoid levels as measured by high-performance liquid chromatography or noninvasively by quantitative fundus autofluorescence. Thinning of the outer nuclear layer, a parameter indicative of the loss of photoreceptor cell viability, was also reduced in DFP-treated albino Abca4
−/−. In contrast to the effects of the Fe chelator, mice burdened with increased intracellular Fe in RPE due to deficiency in the Fe export proteins hephaestin and ceruloplasmin, presented with reduced bisretinoid levels. These findings indicate that intracellular Fe promotes bisretinoid oxidation and degradation. This interpretation was supported by experiments showing that DFP decreased the oxidative/degradation of the bisretinoid A2E in the presence of light and reduced cell death in cell-based experiments. Moreover, light-independent oxidation and degradation of A2E by Fenton chemistry products were evidenced by the consumption of A2E, release of dicarbonyls, and generation of oxidized A2E species in cell-free assays. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 Author contributions: J.L.D. and J.R.S. designed research; K.U., H.J.K., J.Z., and Y.S. performed research; J.L.D. contributed new reagents/analytic tools; K.U., H.J.K., J.Z., and J.R.S. analyzed data; and J.L.D. and J.R.S. wrote the paper. Edited by Paul S. Bernstein, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, and accepted by Editorial Board Member Jeremy Nathans April 5, 2018 (received for review January 2, 2018) |
ISSN: | 0027-8424 1091-6490 1091-6490 |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1722601115 |