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Free docosahexaenoic acid promotes ferroptotic cell death via lipoxygenase dependent and independent pathways in cancer cells.
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European journal of nutrition [Eur J Nutr] 2022 Dec; Vol. 61 (8), pp. 4059-4075. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 09. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Purpose: Ferroptosis is a form of regulated cell death that has the potential to be targeted as a cancer therapeutic strategy. But cancer cells have a wide range of sensitivities to ferroptosis, which limits its therapeutic potential. Accumulation of lipid peroxides determines the occurrence of ferroptosis. However, the type of lipid involved in peroxidation and the mechanism of lipid peroxide accumulation are less studied.<br />Methods: The effects of fatty acids (10 μM) with different carbon chain length and unsaturation on ferroptosis were evaluated by MTT and LDH release assay in cell lines derived from prostate cancer (PC3, 22RV1, DU145 and LNCaP), colorectal cancer (HT-29), cervical cancer (HeLa) and liver cancer (HepG2). Inhibitors of apoptosis, necroptosis, autophagy and ferroptosis were used to determine the type of cell death. Then the regulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation by docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was measured by HPLC-MS and flow cytometry. The avtive form of DHA was determined by siRNA mediated gene silencing. The role of lipoxygenases was checked by inhibitors and gene silencing. Finally, the effect of DHA on ferroptosis-mediated tumor killing was verified in xenografts.<br />Results: The sensitivity of ferroptosis was positively correlated with the unsaturation of exogenously added fatty acid. DHA (22:6 n-3) sensitized cancer cells to ferroptosis-inducing reagents (FINs) at the highest level in vitro and in vivo. In this process, DHA increased ROS accumulation, lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation independent of its membrane receptor, GPR120. Inhibition of long chain fatty acid-CoA ligases and lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferases didn't affect the role of DHA. DHA-involved ferroptosis can be induced in both arachidonate lipoxygenase 5 (ALOX5) negative and positive cells. Down regulation of ALOX5 inhibited ferroptosis, while overexpression of ALOX5 promoted ferroptosis.<br />Conclusion: DHA can effectively promote ferroptosis-mediated tumor killing by increasing intracellular lipid peroxidation. Both ALOX5 dependent and independent pathways are involved in DHA-FIN induced ferroptosis. And during this process, free DHA plays an important role.<br /> (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.)
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- Male
Humans
Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism
Lipid Peroxides
Lipoxygenase metabolism
Lipoxygenase pharmacology
RNA, Small Interfering genetics
RNA, Small Interfering metabolism
Lysophosphatidylcholines pharmacology
Cell Line, Tumor
Cell Death
Lipid Peroxidation
Lipoxygenases metabolism
Arachidonate Lipoxygenases metabolism
Arachidonate Lipoxygenases pharmacology
Acyltransferases metabolism
Acyltransferases pharmacology
Carbon
Coenzyme A metabolism
Coenzyme A pharmacology
Docosahexaenoic Acids pharmacology
Neoplasms
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1436-6215
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- European journal of nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35804267
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-02940-w