PMID- 29519181 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181105 LR - 20231213 IS - 1556-9535 (Electronic) IS - 1556-9527 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 3 DP - 2018 Sep TI - The protective effect of beta-casomorphin-7 via promoting Foxo1 activity and nuclear translocation in human lens epithelial cells. PG - 267-274 LID - 10.1080/15569527.2018.1445095 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: To investigate the protective effect of beta-casomorphin-7 (beta-CM-7) in oxidative stressed human lens epithelial cells (HLECs) and to explore the possible mechanism for oxidative stress in HLECs induced by high glucose. METHODS: We used HLECs to determine the effect of different concentrations of beta-CM-7 on cell viability by 3-(4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolimol/L bromide (MTT) assay. We used flow cytometry to determine the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by oxidative stress and a bioassay kit to determine the oxidant malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels. We used Western blotting and an immunofluorescence assay to determine the expression of Forkhead box o1 (Foxo1), SP1, and the related protein glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px) at the molecular biology level as well as their intracellular localization. RESULTS: The expression of Foxo1 and SP1 was weakly expressed when the glucose concentration was 40 mM/L, but was highly expressed when cells were pre-treated with an appropriate concentration of beta-CM-7. After pre-treatment with beta-CM-7, the cells treated with 40 mM/L glucose for 48 h showed Foxo1 was transferred to the nucleus, and the expression of SP1 was increased. The content of ROS and MDA in the HLECs that were pre-treated with beta-CM-7 was lower than in those that was not pre-treated (p <0.05). Accordingly, SOD was elevated in the cells pre-treated with beta-CM-7. The relative expression of GSH-px increased with increases of Foxo1 and SP1. CONCLUSION: beta-CM-7 protects HLECs from oxidative damage by upregulating the relative expression of Foxo1 and promoting Foxo1 nuclear translocation. FAU - Zhu, Lihua AU - Zhu L AD - a Department of Ophthalmology , Jinzhou Medical University , Jinzhou , People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Jia AU - Li J AD - b Department of Ophthalmology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University , Jinzhou , People's Republic of China. FAU - Wu, Dayang AU - Wu D AD - b Department of Ophthalmology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University , Jinzhou , People's Republic of China. FAU - Li, Bing AU - Li B AD - b Department of Ophthalmology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University , Jinzhou , People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20180327 PL - England TA - Cutan Ocul Toxicol JT - Cutaneous and ocular toxicology JID - 101266892 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Endorphins) RN - 0 (FOXO1 protein, human) RN - 0 (Forkhead Box Protein O1) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Sp1 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (SP1 protein, human) RN - 72122-62-4 (beta-casomorphin 7) RN - IY9XDZ35W2 (Glucose) SB - IM MH - Antioxidants/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Cataract/drug therapy/etiology MH - Cell Line MH - Cell Nucleus/drug effects/metabolism MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Diabetes Complications/drug therapy/etiology MH - Endorphins/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Epithelial Cells/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Forkhead Box Protein O1/*metabolism MH - Glucose/toxicity MH - Humans MH - Hyperglycemia/complications MH - Lens, Crystalline/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Peptide Fragments/*pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Sp1 Transcription Factor/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - Foxo1 OT - HLECs OT - Sp1 OT - beta-casomorphin-7 oxidative stress EDAT- 2018/03/10 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/06 06:00 CRDT- 2018/03/10 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/03/10 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/15569527.2018.1445095 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cutan Ocul Toxicol. 2018 Sep;37(3):267-274. doi: 10.1080/15569527.2018.1445095. Epub 2018 Mar 27.