PMID- 31506428 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200730 LR - 20231013 IS - 2041-4889 (Electronic) VI - 10 IP - 9 DP - 2019 Sep 10 TI - Lactate and pyruvate promote oxidative stress resistance through hormetic ROS signaling. PG - 653 LID - 10.1038/s41419-019-1877-6 [doi] LID - 653 AB - L-lactate was long considered a glycolytic by-product but is now being recognized as a signaling molecule involved in cell survival. In this manuscript, we report the role of L-lactate in stress resistance and cell survival mechanisms using neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) as well as the C. elegans model. We observed that L-lactate promotes cellular defense mechanisms, including Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) and activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), by promoting a mild Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) burst. This increase in ROS triggers antioxidant defenses and pro-survival pathways, such as PI3K/AKT and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) chaperones. These results contribute to the understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in beneficial effects of L-lactate, involving mild ROS burst, leading to activation of unfolded protein responses and detoxification mechanisms. We present evidence that this hormetic mechanism induced by L-lactate protects against oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo. This work contributes to the identification of molecular mechanisms, which could serve as targets for future therapeutic approaches for cell protection and aging-related disorders. FAU - Tauffenberger, Arnaud AU - Tauffenberger A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0207-9659 AD - Laboratory for Cellular Imaging and Energetics, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. arnaud.tauffenberger@kaust.edu.sa. FAU - Fiumelli, Hubert AU - Fiumelli H AD - Laboratory for Cellular Imaging and Energetics, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Almustafa, Salam AU - Almustafa S AD - Laboratory for Cellular Imaging and Energetics, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. AD - Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Magistretti, Pierre J AU - Magistretti PJ AD - Laboratory for Cellular Imaging and Energetics, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. pierre.magistretti@kaust.edu.sa. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20190910 PL - England TA - Cell Death Dis JT - Cell death & disease JID - 101524092 RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NFE2L2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 33X04XA5AT (Lactic Acid) RN - 8558G7RUTR (Pyruvic Acid) SB - IM MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Humans MH - Lactic Acid/*pharmacology MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Pyruvic Acid/*pharmacology MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects MH - Unfolded Protein Response/drug effects PMC - PMC6737085 COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/09/12 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/31 06:00 PMCR- 2019/09/10 CRDT- 2019/09/12 06:00 PHST- 2019/04/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/08/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/07/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/09/12 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/09/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/31 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/09/10 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1038/s41419-019-1877-6 [pii] AID - 1877 [pii] AID - 10.1038/s41419-019-1877-6 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Cell Death Dis. 2019 Sep 10;10(9):653. doi: 10.1038/s41419-019-1877-6.