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Uridine Alleviates Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Inhibiting Ferroptosis of Macrophage

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065093

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uridine; acute lung injury; ferroptosis; macrophage; oxidative stress

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This study found that uridine metabolism is closely related to combating oxidative stress, and redox imbalance-mediated ferroptosis plays a key role in sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI). The results showed that uridine metabolism can alleviate lung injury and inflammation, and inhibit tissue iron levels and lipid peroxidation. Uridine also inhibits macrophage ferroptosis by activating the Nrf2 signaling pathway. Therefore, uridine supplementation may be a potential avenue for ameliorating sepsis-induced ALI by suppressing ferroptosis.
Uridine metabolism is extensively reported to be involved in combating oxidative stress. Redox-imbalance-mediated ferroptosis plays a pivotal role in sepsis-induced acute lung injury (ALI). This study aims to explore the role of uridine metabolism in sepsis-induced ALI and the regulatory mechanism of uridine in ferroptosis. The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) datasets including lung tissues in lipopolysaccharides (LPS) -induced ALI model or human blood sample of sepsis were collected. In vivo and vitro, LPS was injected into mice or administered to THP-1 cells to generate sepsis or inflammatory models. We identified that uridine phosphorylase 1 (UPP1) was upregulated in lung tissues and septic blood samples and uridine significantly alleviated lung injury, inflammation, tissue iron level and lipid peroxidation. Nonetheless, the expression of ferroptosis biomarkers, including SLC7A11, GPX4 and HO-1, were upregulated, while lipid synthesis gene (ACSL4) expression was greatly restricted by uridine supplementation. Moreover, pretreatment of ferroptosis inducer (Erastin or Era) weakened while inhibitor (Ferrostatin-1 or Fer-1) strengthened the protective effects of uridine. Mechanistically, uridine inhibited macrophage ferroptosis by activating Nrf2 signaling pathway. In conclusion, uridine metabolism dysregulation is a novel accelerator for sepsis-induced ALI and uridine supplementation may offer a potential avenue for ameliorating sepsis-induced ALI by suppressing ferroptosis.

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