Objective To observe the change in ferroptosis in hippocampal neurons after hypoxia-ischemia (HI) in neonatal rats and investigate the related mechanism based on the TXNIP/Trx-1/GPX4 signaling pathway. Methods Healthy neonatal Sprague-Dawley rats, aged 7 days, were randomly divided into three groups: sham-operation (n=30), hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) (n=30) and siRNA (TXNIP siRNA) (n=12). The classic Rice-Vannucci method was used to establish a neonatal rat model of HIBD. At 6 hours, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 7 days after modeling, Western blot was used to measure the protein expression of GPX4 in the hippocampal tissue at the injured side; at 24 hours after modeling, laser speckle imaging combined with hematoxylin-eosin staining was used to determine whether the model was established successfully; NeuN/GPX4 and GFAP/GPX4 immunofluorescence staining combined with Western blot and other methods was used to measure the protein expression of GPX4 and the signal molecules TXNIP and Trx-1 in the hippocampal tissue at the injured side; the kits for determining the content of serum iron and tissue iron were used to measure the change in iron content; quantitative real-time PCR was used to measure the mRNA expression of TXNIP, Trx-1, and GPX4. Results At 6 hours, 24 hours, 72 hours, and 7 days after modeling, the HIBD group had a significantly lower protein expression level of GPX4 than the sham-operation group (P<0.05). At 24 hours after modeling, the HIBD group had a significantly lower cerebral blood flow of the injured side than the sham-operation group (P<0.05), with loose and disordered arrangement and irregular morphology of hippocampal CA1 neurons at the injured side. Compared with the sham-operation group, the HIBD group had a significantly higher number of TXNIP+ cells and significantly lower numbers of Trx-1+ cells and NeuN+GPX4+/NeuN+ cells in the hippocampal CA1 region at the injured side (P<0.05), with almost no GFAP+GPX4+ cells in the hippocampal CA1 region. Compared with the sham-operation group, the HIBD group and the siRNA group had significantly higher levels of serum iron and tissue iron in the hippocampus at the injured side (P<0.05). Compared with the HIBD group, the siRNA group had significantly lower levels of serum iron and tissue iron in the hippocampus at the injured side (P<0.05). The HIBD group and the siRNA group had significantly higher mRNA and protein expression levels of TXNIP than the sham-operation group (P<0.05), and the siRNA group had significantly lower expression levels than the HIBD group (P<0.05). The HIBD group and the siRNA group had significantly lower mRNA and protein expression levels of Trx-1 and GPX4 in the hippocampus at the injured side than the sham-operation group (P<0.05), and the siRNA group had significantly higher expression levels than the HIBD group (P<0.05). Conclusions HI induces ferroptosis of hippocampal neurons in neonatal rats by activating the TXNIP/Trx-1/GPX4 pathway, thereby resulting in HIBD. Citation:Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics, 2022, 24(9): 1053-1060
Key words
Hypoxic-ischemic brain damage /
Ferroptosis /
Hippocampus /
TXNIP/Trx-1/GPX4 pathway /
Neonatal rat
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