[KEAP1/PGAM5/AIFM1 mediated oxeiptosis pathway in TDCIPP-induced reduction of TM4 cell viability].

Wei Sheng Yan Jiu

School of Public Health, Medical College, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430065, China.

Published: November 2023

Objective: To investigate the toxic effects and potential mechanisms of tri(1, 3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate(TDCIPP) exposure on the mouse testicular supporting cell line(TM4 cells).

Methods: TM4 cells were treated with different concentrations of TDCIPP(0, 12.5, 25 and 50 μmol/L), or 50 μmol/L TDCIPP combined with antioxidant N-acetylcysteine(NAC) for 24 h. Cell viability was assessed using the CCK8 assay, intracellular ROS levels were detected using the DCFH-DA probe, and the protein levels of oxeiptosis-related proteins, such as KEAP1, PGAM5, AIFM1 and phosphorylated AIFM1(p-AIFM1), were detected using Western blot.

Results: TDCIPP dose-dependently reduced TM4 cell viability(P<0.05). ROS levels in TM4 cells treated with 12.5, 25 and 50 μmol/L TDCIPP were 9.44±1.42, 17.25±1.81 and 18.38±2.66, respectively, significantly higher than the control group's 5.08±0.90(P<0.05). ROS levels in the 5 mmol/L NAC+50 μmol/L TDCIPP group were 14.70±0.50, significantly lower than the corresponding TDCIPP group's 26.44±0.73(P<0.05). The activity of TM4 cells in KEAP1siRNA+TDCIPP group and PGAM5siRNA+TDCIPP group were 77.00±1.73 and 76.67±1.53, respectively, significantly higher than TDCIPP group 68.67±1.53(P<0.05). The relative expression of KEAP1 protein in TM4 cells treated with 25 and 50 μmol/L TDCIPP were 0.77±0.04 and 0.82±0.02, respectively, significantly higher than the control group's 0.57±0.01(P<0.05). The relative expression of PGAM5 protein in TDCIPP-treated TM4 cells were 1.17±0.04, 1.38±0.03 and 1.41±0.03, respectively, significantly higher than the control group's 0.81±0.02(P<0.05). The relative expression of AIFM1 protein were 0.42±0.01, 0.63±0.01 and 0.68±0.02, respectively, significantly higher than the control group's 0.34±0.02(P<0.05). The relative expression of p-AIFM1 protein were 1.73±0.02, 1.52±0.02 and 0.73±0.01, respectively, significantly lower than the control group's 2.25±0.02(P<0.05). In the 5 mmol/L NAC+50 μmol/L TDCIPP group, the relative expression of KEAP1, PGAM5 and AIFM1 proteins in TM4 cells were 0.61±0.01, 0.58±0.01 and 0.48±0.03, respectively, significantly lower than the TDCIPP group's 0.86±0.12(P<0.05), 0.74±0.02(P<0.05) and 0.92±0.01(P<0.05). The relative expression of p-AIFM1 protein in the 5 mmol/L NAC+50 μmol/L TDCIPP group was 0.45±0.11, significantly higher than the TDCIPP group's 0.23±0.01(P<0.05).

Conclusion: The reduction of TM4 cell viability induced by TDCIPP may be related to ROS-mediated regulation of the KEAP1/PGAM5/AIFM1 pathway, leading to oxeiptosis.

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