Antioxidants,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 331 - 331
Published: March 11, 2025
Charcot-Marie-Tooth
disease
(CMT)
is
the
most
common
hereditary
peripheral
neuropathy
worldwide,
presenting
clinically
as
muscle
weakness
that
progresses
to
impaired
ambulation
or
quadriplegia
with
age.
CMT1A,
subtype,
caused
by
a
duplication
in
PMP22,
encoding
an
essential
membrane
protein
for
Schwann
cell
myelin
integrity.
While
mechanisms
of
neurodegeneration
CMT1A
are
poorly
understood,
excessive
oxidative
stress,
particularly
lipid
peroxidation,
known
pathological
feature,
and
antioxidant
therapy
has
reversed
phenotype
mouse
model.
For
first
time,
we
define
pathogenic
link
between
ferroptosis,
form
regulated
death
peroxidation
hindered
defenses.
Human-derived
fibroblasts
showed
greater
susceptibility
RSL3,
pro-ferroptosis
agent,
compared
controls,
alongside
several
ferroptosis
markers,
including
elevated
peroxides
depleted
GPX4,
critical
anti-ferroptosis
repressor.
Similarly,
transcriptomic
analysis
human
iPSC-derived
cells
revealed
activation
cellular
stress
markers
CMT1A.
We
propose
chronic,
sublethal
ferroptotic
mediated
peroxide
accumulation,
depletes
defenses
cells,
leading
decompensation
age,
manifesting
symptomatic
disease.
These
results
emphasize
driver
pathology,
potentially
revealing
new
therapeutic
path.
Brain and Behavior,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(3)
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
ABSTRACT
Background
This
study
investigates
the
role
of
KEAP1‐NRF2/HO‐1
signaling
pathway
in
inducing
ferroptosis
and
contributing
to
neuronal
damage
schizophrenia.
Methods
We
retrieved
schizophrenia‐related
data
ferroptosis‐related
genes
from
RNA
microarray
dataset
GSE27383
FerrDB
database,
respectively.
Bioinformatics
identified
KEAP1
as
a
downregulated
gene,
which
was
validated
using
qRT‐PCR
Western
blot.
assessed
intracellular
Fe
2
⁺
content,
MDA
levels,
GSH,
GPX4
prefrontal
cortex
peripheral
blood
mononuclear
cells
(PBMCs)
patients
with
Cortical
interneurons
(cINs)
were
generated
human‐induced
pluripotent
stem
(hiPSCs)
schizophrenia
used
explore
alterations
during
neurodevelopment.
In
addition,
overexpression
induced
cINs
via
transfection
pcDNA
KEAP1.
The
Fe⁺
oxidative
stress
indicators,
lipid
peroxidation,
inflammatory
cytokines
measured
after
transfection.
To
investigate
molecular
mechanisms,
KI696—a
high‐affinity
probe
that
disrupts
KEAP1–NRF2
interaction—was
applied,
changes
stress,
peroxidation
(C11‐BODIPY
staining),
iron
metabolism,
pathways
evaluated.
Results
Patients
exhibited
underexpression
KEAP1,
key
regulator
ferroptosis,
along
elevated
levels
increased
concentrations,
indicating
enhanced
stress.
Reduced
activity
GSH
also
observed,
suggesting
an
susceptibility
ferroptosis.
further
this,
derived
hiPSCs
studied.
These
showed
decreased
expression.
Overexpression
led
reduction
concentrations
damage,
highlighting
KEAP1's
regulatory
treatment
KI696
significant
related
antioxidant
defenses,
inflammation.
Conclusion
Our
findings
indicate
contributes
injury
Antioxidants,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 331 - 331
Published: March 11, 2025
Charcot-Marie-Tooth
disease
(CMT)
is
the
most
common
hereditary
peripheral
neuropathy
worldwide,
presenting
clinically
as
muscle
weakness
that
progresses
to
impaired
ambulation
or
quadriplegia
with
age.
CMT1A,
subtype,
caused
by
a
duplication
in
PMP22,
encoding
an
essential
membrane
protein
for
Schwann
cell
myelin
integrity.
While
mechanisms
of
neurodegeneration
CMT1A
are
poorly
understood,
excessive
oxidative
stress,
particularly
lipid
peroxidation,
known
pathological
feature,
and
antioxidant
therapy
has
reversed
phenotype
mouse
model.
For
first
time,
we
define
pathogenic
link
between
ferroptosis,
form
regulated
death
peroxidation
hindered
defenses.
Human-derived
fibroblasts
showed
greater
susceptibility
RSL3,
pro-ferroptosis
agent,
compared
controls,
alongside
several
ferroptosis
markers,
including
elevated
peroxides
depleted
GPX4,
critical
anti-ferroptosis
repressor.
Similarly,
transcriptomic
analysis
human
iPSC-derived
cells
revealed
activation
cellular
stress
markers
CMT1A.
We
propose
chronic,
sublethal
ferroptotic
mediated
peroxide
accumulation,
depletes
defenses
cells,
leading
decompensation
age,
manifesting
symptomatic
disease.
These
results
emphasize
driver
pathology,
potentially
revealing
new
therapeutic
path.