Iron accumulation, iron-mediated toxicity and altered levels of ferritin and transferrin receptor in cultured astrocytes during incubation with ferric ammonium citrate

被引:116
作者
Hoepken, HH
Korten, T
Robinson, SR
Dringen, R
机构
[1] Univ Tubingen, Inst Physiol Chem, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
[2] Monash Univ, Dept Psychol, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia
关键词
glia; iron; oxidative stress; radicals;
D O I
10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.02236.x
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The cellular uptake and storage of iron have to be tightly regulated in order to provide iron for essential cellular functions while preventing the iron-catalysed generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In contrast to cells in other organs, little is known about the regulation of iron metabolism in brain cells, particularly in astrocytes. To investigate the regulation of iron metabolism in astrocytes we have used primary astrocyte cultures from the brains of newborn rats. After application of ferric ammonium citrate (FAC), cultured astrocytes accumulated iron in a time- (0-48 h) and concentration-dependent (0.01-1 mM) manner. This accumulation was prevented if FAC was applied in combination with the iron-chelator deferoxamine (DFX). Application of FAC to astrocyte cultures caused a strong increase in the cellular content of the iron storage protein ferritin and a decrease in the amount of transferrin receptor (TfR), which is involved in the transferrin-mediated uptake of iron into cells. In contrast, application of DFX strongly increased the level of TfR. Both up-regulation of ferritin content by iron application and up-regulation of TfR content by DFX were prevented by the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide (CHX). During incubation of astrocytes with FAC, a mild and transient increase in the extracellular activity of the cytosolic enzyme lactate dehydrogenase and in the concentration of intracellular ROS was observed. In contrast, prevention of protein synthesis by CHX during incubation with FAC resulted in significantly more cell loss and a persistent and intense increase in the production of intracellular ROS. These results demonstrate that both iron accumulation and deprivation modulate the synthesis of ferritin and TfR in astrocytes and that protein synthesis is required to prevent iron-mediated toxicity in astrocytes.
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