Endothelial iron homeostasis regulates blood-brain barrier integrity via the HIF2α—Ve-cadherin pathway

Daniel Rand, Orly Ravid, Dana Atrakchi, Hila Israelov, Yael Bresler, Chen Shemesh, Liora Omesi, Sigal Liraz-Zaltsman, Fabien Gosselet, Taber S. Maskrey, Michal Schnaider Beeri, Peter Wipf, Itzik Cooper

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the molecular response to damage at the blood brain barrier (BBB) and to elucidate critical pathways that might lead to effective treatment in central nervous system (CNS) pathologies in which the BBB is compromised. We have used a human, stem-cell derived in-vitro BBB injury model to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms controlling BBB integrity. Chemical injury induced by exposure to an organophosphate re-sulted in rapid lipid peroxidation, initiating a ferroptosis-like process. Additionally, mitochondrial ROS formation (MRF) and increase in mitochondrial membrane permeability were induced, leading to apoptotic cell death. Yet, these processes did not directly result in damage to barrier functionality, since blocking them did not reverse the increased permeability.

Original languageEnglish
Article number311
Pages (from-to)1-24
Number of pages24
JournalPharmaceutics
Volume13
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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Funding

Funding: This work was mostly supported by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency-Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense grant no. 11816372 for IC who is also supported by the Nehemia Rubin Excellence in Biomedical Research—The TELEM Program supported by the Aaron Gutwirth Fund and by a Ministry of Science and Technology grant no. 3-13576.

FundersFunder number
Aaron Gutwirth Fund
Defense Threat Reduction Agency-Joint Science and Technology Office for Chemical and Biological Defense11816372
Nehemia Rubin Excellence in Biomedical Research
Ministry of science and technology, Israel3-13576

    Keywords

    • Blood-brain barrier
    • DFO
    • HIF2α
    • Iron
    • Ve-cadherin

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