Glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cells
Oxidative stress is involved in the pathologies of corneal epithelial cells. However, the importance of specific antioxidant enzymes in corneal epithelial cells is not fully understood. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the role of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) in corneal epithelial cells....
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| author | Osamu Sakai Takatoshi Uchida Hirotaka Imai Takashi Ueta |
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| description | Oxidative stress is involved in the pathologies of corneal epithelial cells. However, the importance of specific antioxidant enzymes in corneal epithelial cells is not fully understood. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the role of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) in corneal epithelial cells. For in vitro experiments, an immortalized human corneal epithelial cell line was used. Cytotoxicity measured through LDH activity, lipid peroxidation immunostained for 4‐hydroxynonenal, cell viability, and cell death were compared between cells transfected with either GPx4 siRNA or scrambled control siRNA. In addition, the rescue effects of α‐tocopherol and ferrostatin‐1, a ferroptosis inhibitor, were examined in the cells with deficient GPx4 expression. For in vivo experiments, we applied n‐heptanol on the cornea of GPx4+/+ and GPx4+/− mice to create corneal epithelial wound. The epithelial defect area size was measured up to 48 h after epithelial wound creation. Knockdown of GPx4 strongly induced cytotoxicity and cell death in human corneal epithelial cells. Cell death induced by GPx4 knockdown was characterized by positive staining for both annexin V and propidium iodide, nuclear translocation of AIF, and without activation of caspase 3, and was rescued by α‐tocopherol and ferrostatin‐1. The delayed wound healing of GPx4 siRNA‐transfected cells were ameliorated by α‐tocopherol in vitro. In addition, loss of one GPx4 allele was sufficient to significantly delay the healing of experimental corneal epithelial wounds in vivo. Our results suggest that the antioxidant enzyme GPx4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis, cell survival, and wound healing in corneal epithelial cells. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8cf231968a9948beac1493f673b13d1c2022-12-22T04:35:14ZengWileyFEBS Open Bio2211-54632016-12-016121238124710.1002/2211-5463.12141Glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cellsOsamu Sakai0Takatoshi Uchida1Hirotaka Imai2Takashi Ueta3Department of Ophthalmology Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine The University of Tokyo JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine The University of Tokyo JapanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kitasato University Tokyo JapanDepartment of Ophthalmology Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine The University of Tokyo JapanOxidative stress is involved in the pathologies of corneal epithelial cells. However, the importance of specific antioxidant enzymes in corneal epithelial cells is not fully understood. The purpose of this study is to elucidate the role of glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) in corneal epithelial cells. For in vitro experiments, an immortalized human corneal epithelial cell line was used. Cytotoxicity measured through LDH activity, lipid peroxidation immunostained for 4‐hydroxynonenal, cell viability, and cell death were compared between cells transfected with either GPx4 siRNA or scrambled control siRNA. In addition, the rescue effects of α‐tocopherol and ferrostatin‐1, a ferroptosis inhibitor, were examined in the cells with deficient GPx4 expression. For in vivo experiments, we applied n‐heptanol on the cornea of GPx4+/+ and GPx4+/− mice to create corneal epithelial wound. The epithelial defect area size was measured up to 48 h after epithelial wound creation. Knockdown of GPx4 strongly induced cytotoxicity and cell death in human corneal epithelial cells. Cell death induced by GPx4 knockdown was characterized by positive staining for both annexin V and propidium iodide, nuclear translocation of AIF, and without activation of caspase 3, and was rescued by α‐tocopherol and ferrostatin‐1. The delayed wound healing of GPx4 siRNA‐transfected cells were ameliorated by α‐tocopherol in vitro. In addition, loss of one GPx4 allele was sufficient to significantly delay the healing of experimental corneal epithelial wounds in vivo. Our results suggest that the antioxidant enzyme GPx4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis, cell survival, and wound healing in corneal epithelial cells.https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.12141corneal epithelial cellGPx4oxidative stresswound healing |
| spellingShingle | Osamu Sakai Takatoshi Uchida Hirotaka Imai Takashi Ueta Glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cells FEBS Open Bio corneal epithelial cell GPx4 oxidative stress wound healing |
| title | Glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cells |
| title_full | Glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cells |
| title_fullStr | Glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | Glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cells |
| title_short | Glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cells |
| title_sort | glutathione peroxidase 4 plays an important role in oxidative homeostasis and wound repair in corneal epithelial cells |
| topic | corneal epithelial cell GPx4 oxidative stress wound healing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/2211-5463.12141 |
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