铁调素在小鼠脑内的表达及其对膜铁转运蛋白1和二价金属离子转运体1表达的影响

目的 探讨铁调素(hepcidin)在小鼠脑内的表达及其对膜铁转运蛋白1(ferroportir 1)和二价金属离子转运体1(DMT1)表达的调节作用.方法 应用RT-PCR技术检测铁调素在正常小鼠各脑区的表达分布,并观察了脑室内注射铁调素对DMT1、膜铁转运蛋白1表达的影响 结果 铁调素在小鼠脑内有广泛表达,且不同脑区表达程度不同,脉络丛部分表达较高.结论 侧脑室内注射铁调素后,能够显著影响DMT1、膜铁转运蛋白1表达,且具有明显的区域特异性.     

DMT1在小肠吸收细胞的摄铁机制

铁是生物体最丰富的微量金属元素之一,小肠是机体铁吸收和铁稳态调节最关键结构,小肠吸收细胞对非血红素铁的吸收摄取主要由二价金属离子转运体(divalent metal transporter1,DMT1)介导的。DMT1对铁的吸收转运主要通过囊泡运输和载体运输实现的。囊泡运输主要包括DMT1形成吸收铁的囊泡、与apo-Tf囊泡融合、分离、分选转运完成的;载体运输则是在肠表面H+电化学梯度的驱动下将铁转入细胞内的。本文着重介绍了最近国内外关于DMT1在小肠非血红素铁吸收转运中的作用机制的最新研究进展。     

谷氨酸钠、γ-氨基丁酸注入黑质对大鼠尾壳核二价金属离子转运体1和膜铁转运辅助蛋白表达的影响

目的 探讨谷氨酸、γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)对大鼠尾壳核铁代谢的影响.方法 大鼠立体定位后,向大脑黑质分别注射谷氨酸钠(MSG)和GABA,观察大鼠尾壳核铁含量,黑质多巴胺能神经元酪氨酸羟化酶(TH)的变化以及尾壳核的无铁反应元件结构的二价金属离子转运体1(DMT1-IRE)、膜铁转运辅助蛋白(HP)含量的变化.结果 与对照组相比,MSG组大鼠尾壳核铁含量显著增加,GABA组与对照组相比没有显著差异;谷氨酸钠组和GABA组大鼠黑质TH免疫阳性细胞平均吸光度(AA)与对照组相比均无显著差异;与对照组相比,谷氨酸钠组大鼠尾壳核DMT1-IRE表达均显著增加,而GABA组DMT1-IRE表达有明显降低;谷氨酸钠组大鼠尾壳核HP表达显著降低,GABA组HP表达显著增高.结论 黑质的谷氨酸和GABA可能通过影响尾壳核DMT1-IRE和HP的表达影响纹状体尾壳核的铁代谢.     

铁转运相关蛋白在肌萎缩性侧索硬化症转基因鼠脊髓中的表达变化

目的 探讨肌萎缩性侧索硬化症（ALS）转基因鼠脊髓内铁转运相关蛋白表达变化与铁稳态失衡的关联。 方法 选取hSOD1G93A转基因鼠（ALS鼠）和同窝野生型鼠（WT鼠）,分别于生后70、95和122 d分离脊髓,每时间点每组各9只实验动物。Western blotting检测脊髓组织内铁转运蛋白二价金属转运蛋白-1（DMT1）、铁转运蛋白-1（FPN1）及调节蛋白铁调节蛋白-1（IRP1）的表达;免疫荧光双重标记检测脊髓腰段前角内细胞共定位情况。 结果 Western blotting显示,与WT鼠比较,各时间点ALS鼠脊髓内DMT1表达均显著降低（P<0.05,P<0.01）;70 d FPN1表达升高（P<0.05）,95 d和122 d表达下降（P<0.01）;95 d、122 d IRP1表达降低（P<0.01）。免疫荧光双重标记显示,在70 d WT鼠和ALS鼠腰段脊髓中DMT1主要与β-微管蛋白Ⅲ（β-tubulin Ⅲ）共表达。与WT组相比,95 d ALS鼠脊髓腰段前角神经元内DMT1免疫反应强,而FPN1荧光强度减弱。随疾病进展,DMT1、FPN1与反应性胶质细胞共定位表达增多。IRP1随疾病进展表达强度降低。 结论 随ALS病程进展,发病早期神经元铁转入增加,转出减少,反应性神经胶质细胞铁转运活性增强,参与局部铁稳态失衡及脊髓前角运动神经元进行性丢失。IRP1表达降低,部分参与局部铁代谢调节。     

DMT1在APP/PS1转基因小鼠大脑皮层老年斑内的定位研究

目的研究二价金属离子转运体1(divalent metal transporter 1,DMT1)在APP/PS1转基因小鼠大脑皮层内的定位分布,探讨DMT1异常表达影响脑铁代谢平衡从而参与AD发病的可能机制。方法应用免疫组织化学方法观察DMT1在9月龄APPsw/PS1小鼠大脑皮层的阳性分布;应用免疫荧光双标技术和共聚焦激光扫描显微镜观察DMT1蛋白和β淀粉样蛋白(β-amyloid peptide,Aβ)在APP/PS1转基因小鼠大脑皮层老年斑内的一致性分布和位置关系。结果APP/PS1转基因小鼠大脑皮层老年斑内均有DMT1阳性表达;DMT1和Aβ免疫双标发现DMT1免疫阳性产物与Aβ共存于老年斑,二者分布具有一致性。结论DMT1在APP/PS1转基因小鼠大脑皮层老年斑内大量表达,其分布与Aβ具有一致性,提示DMT1可能参与AD脑内Aβ沉积和老年斑形成。     

DMT-1在介导低密度脂蛋白氧化中的作用

目的 通过基因芯片分析发现人单核细胞THP-1氧化LDL的过程中二价金属转运蛋白1(Divalent metal transporter 1,DMT1)的mRNA表达水平显著升高.本实验通过RT-PCR和Western Blot来验证基因芯片的结果.方法用空白,LPS,LDL分别处理THP-1细胞,应用RT-PCR和Western Blot比较在LDL和LPS处理后THP-1细胞DMT-1的表达情况.结果 RT-PCR和Western Blot结果显示,在THP-1氧化LDL的过程中DMT1的表达显著升高.LDL和LPS相比,用LDL处理的THP-1细胞的DMT1的表达增加较LPS处理的明显.结论 RT-PCR和western blot证明了基因芯片的结果,在THP-1氧化LDL的过程中DMT1的表达显著升高,为临床心血管疾病的抗氧化治疗提供新的思路.     

高铁对大鼠大脑皮层二价金属转运蛋白1表达的影响

目的 探讨在脑铁代谢中发挥重要生理作用的二价金属转运蛋白1(DMT1)的表达及其调控机制.方法 大鼠(n=6)侧脑室注射右旋糖酐铁3d和7d后,采用铁组织化学法检测脑内铁含量的变化,免疫组织化学技术检测大脑皮层中DMT1的两种亚型,即DMT1(+IRE)和DMT1(-IRE)蛋白表达的变化.结果 铁组织化学染色结果显示,大鼠侧脑室注射右旋糖酐铁500μg/(只·d)7d后,大脑皮层中二价铁和三价铁均显著增高.同时,免疫组织化学结果表明,与对照组相比,脑内达高铁状态时大脑皮层DMT1(+IRE)蛋白表达显著升高,而DMT1(-IRE)蛋白表达无显著变化.结论 在大鼠大脑皮层中,DMT1(+IRE)蛋白对铁水平的升高更为敏感,其表达与脑铁水平(尤其是二价铁)呈正相关.高铁对脑内不同区域内不同亚型DMT1表达的影响存在特异性.     

脑缺血诱导大鼠皮层和海马二价金属离子转运体1表达增加的研究

目的:探讨脑缺血对大鼠皮层、海马二价金属离子转运体1(DMT1)表达的影响。方法:雄性Wistar大鼠随机分为脑缺血1、3、7、28 d和假手术组。结扎双侧颈总动脉建立脑缺血模型组,假手术组仅分离双侧颈总动脉但不结扎。采用RT-PCR测定DMT1+/-IRE mRNA的表达;采用免疫组化染色测定大鼠皮层及海马组织DMT1的表达。结果:大鼠皮层和海马DMT1+/-IRE mRNA的表达随缺血时间的延长逐渐增加。与假手术组比较,皮层DMT1+/-IRE mRNA的表达在缺血1、3 d时无差异(P>0.05);缺血7 d时表达增加(P<0.01),缺血28d时增加更明显(P<0.01)。海马DMT1-IRE mRNA表达除在缺血1 d时与假手术组无差异外(P>0.05),其余时间点DMT1+/-IRE mRNA表达均高于假手术组(P<0.01)。随缺血时间的延长,大鼠皮层、海马的锥体细胞、颗粒细胞及血管内皮细胞DMT1的表达逐渐增加。DMT1的表达除缺血1 d组与假手术组无差别外(P>0.05),其余各组均高于假手术组(P<0.05)。结论:脑缺血可诱导大鼠皮层及海马DMT1表达升高,DMT1表达的改变可能参与了脑缺血引起大鼠脑铁含量升高及神经元铁沉积过程。     

DMT1在多巴胺能神经元变性中的作用研究

目的: 研究二价金属离子转运蛋白1(DMT1)在乳胞素(lactacystin)诱导的SH-SY5Y细胞中的表达改变,从而进一步了解DMT1在帕金森病(PD)神经元损伤中的可能作用机制。方法: 建立 lactacystin 损伤的SH-SY5Y细胞模型,用免疫荧光、Western blotting等方法检测细胞DMT1表达水平的变化;在高亚铁环境下,荧光探针DCFH-DA检测胞内氧化应激水平的变化,免疫组织化学法、Western blotting检测胞内α-突触核蛋白(α-SYN)聚合体的改变。结果: Lactacystin处理后,细胞活力呈浓度依赖性降低。与正常对照组相比,lactacystin处理组DMT1表达增加(P<0.01)。正常对照组、lactacystin处理组及Fe²⁺处理组3组比较,其细胞活力逐渐降低,胞内氧化应激反应逐渐增强,胞浆α-SYN低聚体(43-55 kD)表达量逐渐增多(P<0.05)。结论: Lactacystin诱导SH-SY5Y细胞高表达DMT1,增强细胞摄铁能力,这可能是铁直接或者通过氧化应激反应促进胞内α-SYN的错误折叠和聚集、最终导致PD神经元损伤的关键因素。     

不同毒力结核分枝杆菌感染对巨噬细胞铁蛋白及铁转运蛋白表达的影响

目的探讨结核分枝杆菌国际标准强毒株H37Rv株(简称H37Rv株)和卡介苗菌株(简称BCG菌株)分别感染巨噬细胞后,各感染组巨噬细胞内铁蛋白(Fn)和铁转运蛋白(FPN)表达量及其时相性变化。方法分别用结核分枝杆菌H37Rv株和BCG菌株感染巨噬细胞RAW264.7细胞株,于感染后1、6、12、18、24 h,应用ELISA检测各组感染巨噬细胞培养上清液中Fn和FPN的含量;应用Western blot技术检测上述时间点各组感染巨噬细胞内Fn的表达量。结果不同菌株感染巨噬细胞后,巨噬细胞内Fn随处理时间延长表达逐渐增强;感染1 h,正常对照组Fn的表达高于H37Rv组和BCG组;感染6 h,感染组表达高于正常对照组,感染12 h,H37Rv组高于正常对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05);感染18 h和24 h,H37Rv组>BCG组>正常对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P<0.05)。FPN的表达量随时间变化逐渐降低。与正常对照组相比,H37Rv组、BCG组FPN的表达均呈现较低水平,为H37Rv组相似文献   

Changes of ferrous iron and its transporters after intracerebral hemorrhage in rats

Objective: Ferrous iron is a major source inducing oxidative stress after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Divalent metal transporter1 (DMT1) is the important and well-known plasma membrane transport protein which was proved to be involved in the transport of free ferrous iron in mammals. Ferroportin 1 (FPN1) is the unique exporter of ferrous iron from mammalian cells. The role of DMT1 and FPN1 in brain after ICH is still not elucidated. Therefore, we measure the expression of DMT1 and FPN1, to explore the correlations between ferrous iron and its specific transporters after ICH. Methods: Ninety-six Sprague-Dawley rats received intra-striatal infusions of 0.5 U type IV collagenase to establish ICH model. Ferrous iron content in brain was determined using Turnbull’s method. DMT1 and FPN1 expression were examined by immunohistochemical staining and Real-Time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). With the use of confocal laser microscopy, we determined the colocalization of DMT1 and FPN1 at 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after ICH. Results: Ferrous iron deposition was shown in the perihematomal zone as early as 1 day after ICH; it reached a peak after 7 days and was not elevated within 14 days following ICH. The expression of the DMT1 upregulated and reached to peak at day 7 after ICH. FPN1 reached a plateau at 3 days post-ICH. Expression levels of DMT1 and FPN1 were in parallel with ferrous iron deposition. There was a positive correlation between FPN1 and DMT1. DMT1 mainly localized in the cytoplasm of glias and neurons. FPN1 were mostly distributed on the membrane of endothelial cells and glias. Confocal microscope showed that DMT1 colocalized with FPN1. Conclusions: DMT1 and FPN1 are positively influenced by ferrous iron status in brain after ICH. DMT1 and FPN1 attenuate iron overload after ICH via increasing transmembrane iron export.     

Differential regulation of iron homeostasis during human macrophage polarized activation

Iron metabolism in inflammation has been mostly characterized in macrophages exposed to pathogens or inflammatory conditions, mimicked by the combined action of LPS and IFN‐γ (M1 polarization). However, macrophages can undergo an alternative type of activation stimulated by Th2 cytokines, and acquire a role in cell growth and tissue repair control (M2 polarization). We characterized the expression of genes related to iron homeostasis in fully differentiated unpolarized (M0), M1 and M2 human macrophages. The molecular signature of the M1 macrophages showed changes in gene expression (ferroportin repression and H ferritin induction) that favour iron sequestration in the reticuloendothelial system, a hallmark of inflammatory disorders, whereas the M2 macrophages had an expression profile (ferroportin upregulation and the downregulation of H ferritin and heme oxygenase) that enhanced iron release. The conditioned media from M2 macrophages promoted cell proliferation more efficiently than those of M1 cells and the effect was blunted by iron chelation. The role of ferroportin‐mediated iron release was demonstrated by the absence of differences from the media of macrophages of a patient with loss of function ferroportin mutation. The distinct regulation of iron homeostasis in M2 macrophages provides insights into their role under pathophysiological conditions.     

SLC11 family of H+-coupled metal-ion transporters NRAMP1 and DMT1

NRAMP1 (natural resistance-associated macrophage protein-1) and DMT1 (divalent metal-ion transporter-1) make up the SLC11 gene family of metal-ion transporters that are energized by the H⁺ electrochemical gradient. Long known to confer resistance to bacterial infection, NRAMP1 functions at the phagolysosomal membrane of macrophages and neutrophils. NRAMP1 most likely contributes to macrophage antimicrobial function by extruding essential metal ions (including Mn²⁺) from the phagolysosome via H⁺/metal-ion cotransport. An alternative hypothesis in the literature proposes that NRAMP1 concentrate Fe²⁺ within the phagolysosome by means of H⁺/Fe²⁺ antiport, resulting in the generation of toxic free radicals. DMT1 is expressed widely and accepts as substrates a broad range of transition metal ions, among which Fe²⁺ is transported with high affinity (K _0.52 M). DMT1 accounts both for the intestinal absorption of free Fe²⁺ and for transferrin-associated endosomal Fe²⁺ transport in erythroid precursors and many other cell types. DMT1 is up-regulated dramatically in the intestine by dietary iron restriction and, despite high serum iron levels, is not appropriately down-regulated in hereditary hemochromatosis.     

Ferroportin Diseases: Functional Studies,a Link Between Genetic and Clinical Phenotype

Ferroportin (FPN) mediates iron export from cells and this function is modulated by serum hepcidin. Mutations in the FPN gene (SLC40A1) lead to autosomal dominant iron overload diseases related either to loss or to gain of function, and usually characterized by normal or low transferrin saturation versus elevated transferrin saturation, respectively. However, for the same mutation, the phenotypic expression may vary from one patient to another. Using in vitro overexpression of wild‐type or mutant FPN proteins, we characterized the functional impact of five recently identified FPN gene mutations regarding FPN localization, cell iron status, and hepcidin sensitivity. Our aim was to integrate functional results and biological findings in probands and relatives. We show that while the p.Arg371Gln (R371Q) mutation had no impact on studied parameters, the p.Trp158Leu (W158L), p.Arg88Gly (R88G), and p.Asn185Asp (N185D) mutations caused an iron export defect and were classified as loss‐of‐function mutations. The p.Gly204Ser (G204S) mutation induced a gain of FPN function. Functional studies are useful to determine whether or not a FPN gene mutation found in an iron overloaded patient is deleterious and to characterize its biological impact, especially when family studies are not fully informative and/or additional confounding factors may affect bio‐clinical expression.     

Up-regulation of divalent metal transporter 1 is involved in 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP(+))-induced apoptosis in MES23.5 cells

Apoptosis has been identified as one of the important mechanisms involved in the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease (PD). Our previous study showed increased iron levels in the substantia nigra as well as loss of dopaminergic neurons in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced PD mouse models. 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP⁺) is commonly used to establish a cellular model of PD. Although intracellular iron plays a crucial role in MPP⁺-induced apoptosis, the molecular mechanism linking increased iron and MPP⁺-induced neurodegeneration is largely unknown. In the present study, we investigate the involvement of divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) that accounts for the ferrous iron transport in MPP⁺-treated MES23.5 cells. In the treated cells, a significant influx of ferrous iron was observed. This resulted in a decreased mitochondrial membrane potential. Additionally, an elevated level of ROS production and activation of caspase-3 were also detected, as well as the subsequent cell apoptosis. These effects could be fully abolished by iron chelator desferal (DFO). Increased DMT1 (−IRE) expression but not DMT1 (+IRE) accounted for the increased iron influx. However, there were no changes for iron regulatory protein 1 (IRP1), despite decreased expression of IRP2. Iron itself had no effect on IRP1 and IRP2 expression. Our data suggest that although DMT1 mRNA contains an iron responsive element, its expression is not totally controlled by this. MPP⁺ could up-regulate the expression of DMT1 (−IRE) in an IRE/IRP-independent manner. Our findings also show that MPP⁺-induced apoptosis in MES23.5 cells involves DMT1-dependent iron influx and mitochondria dysfunction.     

Estrogen-dependent changes in serum iron levels as a translator of the adverse effects of estrogen during infection: A conceptual framework

Elevated levels of estrogen often associate with increased susceptibility to infection. This has been attributed to the ability of estrogen to concomitantly enhance the growth and virulence of pathogens and suppress host immunity. But the exact mechanism of how estrogen mediates such effects, especially in cases where the pathogen and/or the immune components in question do not express estrogen receptors, has yet to be elucidated. Here we propose that translating the adverse effects of estrogen during infection is dependent to a significant degree upon its ability to manipulate iron homeostasis. For elevated levels of estrogen alter the synthesis and/or activity of several factors involved in iron metabolism including hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and hepcidin among others. This leads to the inhibition of hepcidin synthesis in hepatocytes and the maintenance of ferroportin (FPN) integrity on the surface of iron-releasing duodenal enterocytes, hepatocytes, and macrophages. Intact FPN permits the continuous efflux of dietary and stored iron into the circulation, which further enhances pathogen growth and virulence on the one hand and suppresses host immunity on the other. This new conceptual framework may help explain a multitude of disparate clinical and experimental observations pertinent to the relationship between estrogen and infection.     

Estrogen-dependent changes in serum iron levels as a translator of the adverse effects of estrogen during infection: A conceptual framework

Elevated levels of estrogen often associate with increased susceptibility to infection. This has been attributed to the ability of estrogen to concomitantly enhance the growth and virulence of pathogens and suppress host immunity. But the exact mechanism of how estrogen mediates such effects, especially in cases where the pathogen and/or the immune components in question do not express estrogen receptors, has yet to be elucidated. Here we propose that translating the adverse effects of estrogen during infection is dependent to a significant degree upon its ability to manipulate iron homeostasis. For elevated levels of estrogen alter the synthesis and/or activity of several factors involved in iron metabolism including hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) and hepcidin among others. This leads to the inhibition of hepcidin synthesis in hepatocytes and the maintenance of ferroportin (FPN) integrity on the surface of iron-releasing duodenal enterocytes, hepatocytes, and macrophages. Intact FPN permits the continuous efflux of dietary and stored iron into the circulation, which further enhances pathogen growth and virulence on the one hand and suppresses host immunity on the other. This new conceptual framework may help explain a multitude of disparate clinical and experimental observations pertinent to the relationship between estrogen and infection.