Iron homeostasis is altered in response to hypoxia and hypothermic preconditioning in brain glial cells

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
Latife Arzu AralHayrunnisa Bolay Belen

Abstract

Altered iron metabolism is one of the pathophysiological mechanisms occurring during hypoxic injuries in the central nervous system. Proper homeostasis of cellular iron is regulated by iron import, storage, and export proteins that prevent excess iron overload or iron starvation in cells. Therapeutic hypothermia is an approved treatment for hypoxic ischemia in newborns, but the underlying molecular mechanism is still unknown. We studied the effects of hypoxia, preceded with preconditioning, on the iron homeostasis of glial cells, known as a major actor in the inflammatory process during perinatal brain injury. Primary microglia and astrocytes in culture were exposed to 12 h of hypoxia with or without mild hypothermic preconditioning. The mRNA expression was assessed using qPCR. Iron accumulation was visualized via modified Perl’s histochemistry. Cytokine levels in cell cultures were measured using ELISA. Hypothermic preconditioning enhanced microglial viability, which previously was decreased in both cell types due to hypoxia. Hypoxia increased iron accumulation in the mixed glial cells and in ferritin expression in both microglia and astrocytes. Hypotermic preconditioning decreased the elev...Continue Reading

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