Pro-inflammatory cytokines modulate iron regulatory protein 1 expression and iron transportation through reactive oxygen/nitrogen species production in ventral mesencephalic neurons

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• 作者：Jia Wang¹ ; Ning Song¹ ; Hong Jiang ; Jun Wang ; Junxia Xie ; ^{jxiaxie@public.qd.sd.cn}
• 关键词：DMT1 ; divalent metal transporter 1 ; FAC ; ferric ammonium citrate ; iNOS ; inducible NO synthetase ; IL-1¦Â ; interleukin-1¦Â ; FPN1 ; ferroportin 1 ; IRP ; iron regulatory protein ; IRE ; iron responsive element ; LPS ; lipopolysaccharide ; MPP+ ; 1-methyl-4-phenylpyri
• 刊名：Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Molecular Basis of Disease
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：May, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：1832
• 期：5
• 页码：618-625
• 全文大小：995 K

文摘

Both inflammatory processes associated with microglia activation and abnormal iron deposit in dopaminergic neurons are involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the relationship between neuroinflammation and iron accumulation was not fully elucidated. In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1¦Â (IL-1¦Â) and tumor necrosis factor-¦Á (TNF-¦Á) released by microglia, could affect cellular iron transportation in primary cultured ventral mesencephalic (VM) neurons. The results showed that IL-1¦Â or TNF-¦Á treatment led to increased ferrous iron influx and decreased iron efflux in these cells, due to the upregulation of divalent metal transporter 1 with the iron response element (DMT1 + IRE) and downregulation of ferroportin1 (FPN1). Increased levels of iron regulatory protein 1 (IRP1), transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) and hepcidin were also observed in IL-1¦Â or TNF-¦Á treated VM neurons. IRP1 upregulation could be fully abolished by co-administration of radical scavenger N-acetyl-l-cysteine and inducible NO synthetase inhibitor N_¦Ø-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride. Further experiments demonstrated that IL-1¦Â and TNF-¦Á release was remarkably enhanced by iron load in activated microglia triggered by lipopolysaccharide or 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP⁺). In 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-intoxicated mice, salicylate application could not block DMT1 + IRE upregulation in dopaminergic neurons of substantia nigra. These results suggested that IL-1¦Â and TNF-¦Á released by microglia, especially under the condition of iron load, might contribute to iron accumulation in VM neurons by upregulating IRP1 and hepcidin levels through reactive oxygen/nitrogen species production. This might provide a new insight into unraveling that microglia might aggravate this iron mediated neuropathologies in PD.