期刊
PEERJ
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11367
关键词
Thalassemic mice; Hepcidin; Lipopolysaccharide; Iron loading; Iron transporters
资金
- Siriraj Research Fund, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
- National Research University (NRU) scholarship, Thailand
- Royal Golden Jubilee (RGJ) Ph.D. Programme Scholarship from the Thailand Research Fund [PHD/0052/2556]
This study found that the inductive effects of LPS on liver IL-6 mRNA expression were more pronounced under parenteral iron loading. Additionally, LPS treatment suppressed FPN1 mRNA expression in thalassemic mice with parenteral iron loading. Despite altered expression of hepcidin regulators, the hypoferremic response to LPS-induced acute inflammation was maintained in a hepcidin-independent manner.
Background: Hepcidin controls iron homeostasis by inducing the degradation of the iron efflux protein, ferroportin (FPN1), and subsequently reducing serum iron levels. Hepcidin expression is influenced by multiple factors, including iron stores, ineffective erythropoiesis, and inflammation. However, the interactions between these factors under thalassemic condition remain unclear. This study aimed to determine the hypoferremic and transcriptional responses of iron homeostasis to acute inflammatory induction by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in thalassemic (Hbb(th3)(/+)) mice with/without parenteral iron loading with iron dextran. Methods: Wild type and Hbb(th3/+) mice were intramuscularly injected with 5 mg of iron dextran once daily for two consecutive days. After a 2-week equilibration, acute inflammation was induced by an intraperitoneal injection of a single dose of 1 mu g/g body weight of LPS. Control groups for both iron loading and acute inflammation received equal volume(s) of saline solution. Blood and tissue samples were collected at 6 hours after LPS (or saline) injection. Iron parameters and mRNA expression of hepcidin as well as genes involved in iron transport and metabolism in wild type and Hbb(th3/)(+) mice were analyzed and compared by Kruskal-Wallis test with pairwise Mann-Whitney U test. Results: We found the inductive effects of LPS on liver IL-6 mRNA expression to be more pronounced under parenteral iron loading. Upon LPS administration, splenic erythroferrone (ERFE) mRNA levels were reduced only in iron-treated mice, whereas, liver bone morphogenetic protein 6 (BMP6) mRNA levels were decreased under both control and parenteral iron loading conditions. Despite the altered expression of the aforementioned hepcidin regulators, the stimulatory effect of LPS on hepcidin mRNA expression was blunt in iron-treated Hbb(th3/+) mice. Contrary to the blunted hepcidin response, LPS treatment suppressed FPN1 mRNA expression in the liver, spleen, and duodenum, as well as reduced serum iron levels of Hbb(th3/+) mice with parenteral iron loading. Conclusion: Our study suggests that a hypoferremic response to LPS-induced acute inflammation is maintained in thalassemic mice with parenteral iron loading in a hepcidin-independent manner.
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