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The Role of Nrf2 Transcription Factor and Sp1-Nrf2 Protein Complex in Glutamine Transporter SN1 Regulation in Mouse Cortical Astrocytes Exposed to Ammonia
Ammonia toxicity in the brain primarily affects astrocytes via a mechanism in which oxidative stress (OS), is coupled to the imbalance between glutamatergic and GABAergic transmission. Ammonia also downregulates the astrocytic N system transporter SN1 that controls glutamine supply from astrocytes t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8538223/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34681893 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011233 |
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author | Dąbrowska, Katarzyna Skowrońska, Katarzyna Popek, Mariusz Albrecht, Jan Zielińska, Magdalena |
author_facet | Dąbrowska, Katarzyna Skowrońska, Katarzyna Popek, Mariusz Albrecht, Jan Zielińska, Magdalena |
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description | Ammonia toxicity in the brain primarily affects astrocytes via a mechanism in which oxidative stress (OS), is coupled to the imbalance between glutamatergic and GABAergic transmission. Ammonia also downregulates the astrocytic N system transporter SN1 that controls glutamine supply from astrocytes to neurons for the replenishment of both neurotransmitters. Here, we tested the hypothesis that activation of Nrf2 is the process that links ammonia-induced OS formation in astrocytes to downregulation and inactivation of SN1 and that it may involve the formation of a complex between Nrf2 and Sp1. Treatment of cultured cortical mouse astrocytes with ammonia (5 mM NH(4)Cl for 24 h) evoked Nrf2 nuclear translocation, increased its activity in a p38 MAPK pathway-dependent manner, and enhanced Nrf2 binding to Slc38a3 promoter. Nrf2 silencing increased SN1 mRNA and protein level without influencing astrocytic [(3)H]glutamine transport. Ammonia decreased SN1 expression in Nrf2 siRNA treated astrocytes and reduced [(3)H]glutamine uptake. In addition, while Nrf2 formed a complex with Sp1 in ammonia-treated astrocytes less efficiently than in control cells, treatment of astrocytes with hybrid-mode inactivated Sp1-Nrf2 complex (Nrf2 silencing + pharmacological inhibition of Sp1) did not affect SN1 protein level in ammonia-treated astrocytes. In summary, the results document that SN1 transporter dysregulation by ammonia in astrocytes involves activation of Nrf2 but does not require the formation of the Sp1-Nrf2 complex. |
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spelling | pubmed-85382232021-10-24 The Role of Nrf2 Transcription Factor and Sp1-Nrf2 Protein Complex in Glutamine Transporter SN1 Regulation in Mouse Cortical Astrocytes Exposed to Ammonia Dąbrowska, Katarzyna Skowrońska, Katarzyna Popek, Mariusz Albrecht, Jan Zielińska, Magdalena Int J Mol Sci Article Ammonia toxicity in the brain primarily affects astrocytes via a mechanism in which oxidative stress (OS), is coupled to the imbalance between glutamatergic and GABAergic transmission. Ammonia also downregulates the astrocytic N system transporter SN1 that controls glutamine supply from astrocytes to neurons for the replenishment of both neurotransmitters. Here, we tested the hypothesis that activation of Nrf2 is the process that links ammonia-induced OS formation in astrocytes to downregulation and inactivation of SN1 and that it may involve the formation of a complex between Nrf2 and Sp1. Treatment of cultured cortical mouse astrocytes with ammonia (5 mM NH(4)Cl for 24 h) evoked Nrf2 nuclear translocation, increased its activity in a p38 MAPK pathway-dependent manner, and enhanced Nrf2 binding to Slc38a3 promoter. Nrf2 silencing increased SN1 mRNA and protein level without influencing astrocytic [(3)H]glutamine transport. Ammonia decreased SN1 expression in Nrf2 siRNA treated astrocytes and reduced [(3)H]glutamine uptake. In addition, while Nrf2 formed a complex with Sp1 in ammonia-treated astrocytes less efficiently than in control cells, treatment of astrocytes with hybrid-mode inactivated Sp1-Nrf2 complex (Nrf2 silencing + pharmacological inhibition of Sp1) did not affect SN1 protein level in ammonia-treated astrocytes. In summary, the results document that SN1 transporter dysregulation by ammonia in astrocytes involves activation of Nrf2 but does not require the formation of the Sp1-Nrf2 complex. MDPI 2021-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8538223/ /pubmed/34681893 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011233 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Dąbrowska, Katarzyna Skowrońska, Katarzyna Popek, Mariusz Albrecht, Jan Zielińska, Magdalena The Role of Nrf2 Transcription Factor and Sp1-Nrf2 Protein Complex in Glutamine Transporter SN1 Regulation in Mouse Cortical Astrocytes Exposed to Ammonia |
title | The Role of Nrf2 Transcription Factor and Sp1-Nrf2 Protein Complex in Glutamine Transporter SN1 Regulation in Mouse Cortical Astrocytes Exposed to Ammonia |
title_full | The Role of Nrf2 Transcription Factor and Sp1-Nrf2 Protein Complex in Glutamine Transporter SN1 Regulation in Mouse Cortical Astrocytes Exposed to Ammonia |
title_fullStr | The Role of Nrf2 Transcription Factor and Sp1-Nrf2 Protein Complex in Glutamine Transporter SN1 Regulation in Mouse Cortical Astrocytes Exposed to Ammonia |
title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Nrf2 Transcription Factor and Sp1-Nrf2 Protein Complex in Glutamine Transporter SN1 Regulation in Mouse Cortical Astrocytes Exposed to Ammonia |
title_short | The Role of Nrf2 Transcription Factor and Sp1-Nrf2 Protein Complex in Glutamine Transporter SN1 Regulation in Mouse Cortical Astrocytes Exposed to Ammonia |
title_sort | role of nrf2 transcription factor and sp1-nrf2 protein complex in glutamine transporter sn1 regulation in mouse cortical astrocytes exposed to ammonia |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8538223/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34681893 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011233 |
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