Sulforaphane promotes ER stress, autophagy and cell death: implications for cataract surgery

Liu, Hanruo, Smith, Andrew J. O., Ball, Simon S. R., Bao, Yongping ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6425-0370, Bowater, Richard P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2745-7807, Wang, Ningli and Wormstone, I. Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6423-7766 (2017) Sulforaphane promotes ER stress, autophagy and cell death: implications for cataract surgery. Journal of Molecular Medicine, 95 (5). 553–564. ISSN 0946-2716

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Abstract

Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) commonly develops following cataract surgery and is a wound-healing response that can ultimately lead to secondary visual loss. Improved management of this problem is required. The isothiocyanate, sulforaphane (SFN) is reported to exert cytoprotective and cytotoxic actions and the latter may be exploited to treat/prevent PCO. SFN concentrations of 10µM and above significantly impaired wound-healing in a human lens capsular bag model. A similar pattern of response was also seen with a human lens cell line, FHL124. SFN treatment promoted increased expression of ER stress genes, which also corresponded with protein expression. Evidence of autophagy was observed in response to SFN as determined by increased LC3-II levels and detection of autophagic vesicles. This response was disrupted by established autophagy inhibitors chloroquine and 3-MA. SFN was found to promote MAPK signaling and inhibition of ERK activation using U0126 prevented SFN induced LC3-II elevation and vesicle formation. SFN also significantly increased levels of reactive oxygen species. Taken together, our findings suggest that SFN is capable of reducing lens cell growth and viability and thus could serve as a putative therapeutic agent for PCO.

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Uncontrolled Keywords:	sulforaphane, er stress,lens,posterior capsule opacificatio,autophagy flux
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School Faculty of Science > School of Natural Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Molecular Microbiology Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Cells and Tissues Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Cancer Studies Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Molecular and Structural Biochemistry Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Biosciences Teaching and Education Research Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Related URLs:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007...
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2016 00:07
Last Modified:	13 Nov 2023 17:24
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/61648
DOI:	10.1007/s00109-016-1502-4

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