Dietary melatonin attenuates chromium-induced lung injury via activating the Sirt1/Pgc-1α/Nrf2 pathway. 2019

Bing Han, and Siyu Li, and Yueying Lv, and Daqian Yang, and Jiayi Li, and Qingyue Yang, and Pengfei Wu, and Zhanjun Lv, and Zhigang Zhang
College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China. zhangzhigang@neau.edu.cn 1270293250@qq.com.

Exposure to chromium (Cr) causes a number of respiratory diseases, including lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis. However, there is currently no safe treatment for Cr-induced lung damage. Here, we used in vivo and in vitro approaches to examine the protective effects of melatonin (MEL) on Cr-induced lung injury and to identify the underlying molecular mechanisms. We found that treatment of rats or a mouse lung epithelial cell MLE-12 with MEL attenuated K2Cr2O7-induced lung injury by reducing the production of oxidative stress and inflammatory mediators and inhibiting cell apoptosis. MEL treatment upregulated the expression of silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1), which deacetylated the transcriptional coactivator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator-1α (Pgc-1α). In turn, this increased the expression of the transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and key anti-oxidant target genes. These results suggest that melatonin attenuates chromium-induced lung injury via activating the Sirt1/Pgc-1α/Nrf2 pathway. Dietary MEL supplement may be a potential new strategy for the treatment of Cr poisoning.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008550 Melatonin A biogenic amine that is found in animals and plants. In mammals, melatonin is produced by the PINEAL GLAND. Its secretion increases in darkness and decreases during exposure to light. Melatonin is implicated in the regulation of SLEEP, mood, and REPRODUCTION. Melatonin is also an effective antioxidant.
D002857 Chromium A trace element that plays a role in glucose metabolism. It has the atomic symbol Cr, atomic number 24, and atomic weight 52. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP85-002,1985), chromium and some of its compounds have been listed as known carcinogens.
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000071248 Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha A transcriptional co-activator for NUCLEAR RECEPTORS. It is characterized by an N-terminal LxxLL sequence, a region that interacts with PPAR GAMMA, and a C-terminal RNA RECOGNITION MOTIF. It increases expression of MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING PROTEIN to regulate genes involved in metabolic reprogramming in response to dietary restriction and the integration of CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS with ENERGY METABOLISM. PGC-1-alpha Protein,PPARGC-1-alpha Protein,PPARGC1a Protein,PGC 1 alpha Protein,PPARGC 1 alpha Protein,Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1 alpha
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015398 Signal Transduction The intracellular transfer of information (biological activation/inhibition) through a signal pathway. In each signal transduction system, an activation/inhibition signal from a biologically active molecule (hormone, neurotransmitter) is mediated via the coupling of a receptor/enzyme to a second messenger system or to an ion channel. Signal transduction plays an important role in activating cellular functions, cell differentiation, and cell proliferation. Examples of signal transduction systems are the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID-postsynaptic receptor-calcium ion channel system, the receptor-mediated T-cell activation pathway, and the receptor-mediated activation of phospholipases. Those coupled to membrane depolarization or intracellular release of calcium include the receptor-mediated activation of cytotoxic functions in granulocytes and the synaptic potentiation of protein kinase activation. Some signal transduction pathways may be part of larger signal transduction pathways; for example, protein kinase activation is part of the platelet activation signal pathway. Cell Signaling,Receptor-Mediated Signal Transduction,Signal Pathways,Receptor Mediated Signal Transduction,Signal Transduction Pathways,Signal Transduction Systems,Pathway, Signal,Pathway, Signal Transduction,Pathways, Signal,Pathways, Signal Transduction,Receptor-Mediated Signal Transductions,Signal Pathway,Signal Transduction Pathway,Signal Transduction System,Signal Transduction, Receptor-Mediated,Signal Transductions,Signal Transductions, Receptor-Mediated,System, Signal Transduction,Systems, Signal Transduction,Transduction, Signal,Transductions, Signal
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D051267 NF-E2-Related Factor 2 A basic-leucine zipper transcription factor that was originally described as a transcriptional regulator controlling expression of the BETA-GLOBIN gene. It may regulate the expression of a wide variety of genes that play a role in protecting cells from oxidative damage. Nfe2l2 Protein,Nuclear Factor (Erythroid-Derived 2)-Like 2 Protein,Nuclear Factor E2-Related Factor 2,NF E2 Related Factor 2,Nuclear Factor E2 Related Factor 2
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus

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