PMID- 31847346 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 2077-0383 (Print) IS - 2077-0383 (Electronic) IS - 2077-0383 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 12 DP - 2019 Dec 14 TI - Erastin Inhibits Septic Shock and Inflammatory Gene Expression via Suppression of the NF-kappaB Pathway. LID - 10.3390/jcm8122210 [doi] LID - 2210 AB - Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that is caused by an abnormal immune response to infection and can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. Erastin is a small molecule capable of initiating ferroptotic cell death in cancer cells. However, the function of erastin in the inflammatory response during sepsis remains unknown. Here, we showed that erastin ameliorates septic shock induced by cecal ligation and puncture or lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in mice, which was associated with a reduced production of inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, and interleukin (IL)-1beta. Pretreatment with erastin in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) significantly attenuated the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, TNF-alpha, and IL-1beta mRNA in response to LPS treatment. Furthermore, we also showed that erastin suppresses phosphorylation of IkappaB kinase beta, phosphorylation and degradation of IkappaBalpha, and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-kappaB) in LPS-stimulated BMDMs. Our findings suggest that erastin attenuates the inflammatory response by suppressing the NF-kappaB signaling pathway, resulting in inhibition of sepsis development. This study provides new insights regarding the potential therapeutic properties of erastin in sepsis. FAU - Oh, Byung Moo AU - Oh BM AD - Immunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea. FAU - Lee, Seon-Jin AU - Lee SJ AD - Environmental Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea. AD - Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea. FAU - Park, Gyoung Lim AU - Park GL AD - Environmental Disease Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea. AD - Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea. FAU - Hwang, Yo Sep AU - Hwang YS AD - Immunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea. AD - Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea. FAU - Lim, Jeewon AU - Lim J AD - Immunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea. AD - Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea. FAU - Park, Eun Sun AU - Park ES AD - Immunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea. AD - Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea. FAU - Lee, Kyung Ho AU - Lee KH AD - Anticancer Agent Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju 28116, Korea. FAU - Kim, Bo Yeon AU - Kim BY AD - Anticancer Agent Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Cheongju 28116, Korea. FAU - Kwon, Yong Tae AU - Kwon YT AD - Protein Metabolism Medical Research Center and Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-799, Korea. FAU - Cho, Hee Jun AU - Cho HJ AD - Immunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea. FAU - Lee, Hee Gu AU - Lee HG AD - Immunotherapy Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Korea. AD - Department of Biomolecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea. LA - eng GR - 2017R1A2B2005629/National Research Foundation of Korea/ GR - CAP-16-03-KRIBB/R&D Convergence Program/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191214 PL - Switzerland TA - J Clin Med JT - Journal of clinical medicine JID - 101606588 PMC - PMC6947339 OTO - NOTNLM OT - NF-kappaB OT - erastin OT - ferroptosis OT - inflammation OT - sepsis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2019/12/19 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/19 06:01 PMCR- 2019/12/14 CRDT- 2019/12/19 06:00 PHST- 2019/11/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/06 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/12/10 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jcm8122210 [pii] AID - jcm-08-02210 [pii] AID - 10.3390/jcm8122210 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Clin Med. 2019 Dec 14;8(12):2210. doi: 10.3390/jcm8122210.