PMID- 35192145 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220426 LR - 20220426 IS - 1476-3524 (Electronic) IS - 1029-8428 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 2 DP - 2022 Apr TI - Curcumin Inhibits Cell Damage and Apoptosis Caused by Thapsigargin-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Involving the Recovery of Mitochondrial Function Mediated by Mitofusin-2. PG - 449-460 LID - 10.1007/s12640-022-00481-y [doi] AB - Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and mitochondrial dysfunction have been suggested to relate with the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, their cross-talk is needed to investigate further. Mitofusin-2 (Mfn2) is a member of mitochondria-associated membrane (MAM), which connects endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria. This study investigated the protective effect of curcumin on thapsigargin (TG)-induced ERS and cell apoptosis and the role of Mfn2 on mitochondrial dysfunction. The cell viability of SH-SY5Y cells was decreased and cell damage and apoptosis were increased in a concentration-dependent manner when cells were treated with TG. TG upregulated the protein levels of GRP78, pSer981-PERK, and pSer51-eIF2alpha. Curcumin attenuated TG-induced damage on cell viability and apoptosis and downregulated the protein levels of GRP78, pSer981-PERK, and pSer51-eIF2alpha. TG caused the increases in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and in the protein levels of pSer40-Nrf2 and hemoglobin oxygenase 1 (HO-1). Curcumin decreased the TG-induced intracellular ROS but did not alter the protein levels of pSer40-Nrf2 and HO-1. TG resulted in the upregulation on Mfn2 expression and mitochondrial spare respiratory capacity but the downregulation on mitochondrial basal respiration and ATP production. Curcumin attenuated the TG-induced Mfn2 expression and mitochondrial stress. When Mfn2 was silenced by shRNA interference, curcumin failed to recovery the TG-damaged mitochondrial function. In general, the TG-induced ERS trigged mitochondrial dysfunction and cell apoptosis. Curcumin attenuates TG-induced ERS and the cell damage and apoptosis. Mfn2 is required for curcumin's protection against the TG-induced damage on mitochondrial functions. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Zhou, He-Yan AU - Zhou HY AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Foods, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100191, China. AD - Institute of Functional Factors and Brain Sciences, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China. FAU - Sun, Yu-Ying AU - Sun YY AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Foods, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100191, China. AD - Institute of Functional Factors and Brain Sciences, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China. FAU - Chang, Ping AU - Chang P AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Foods, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100191, China. AD - Institute of Functional Factors and Brain Sciences, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China. FAU - Huang, Han-Chang AU - Huang HC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3574-5286 AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Foods, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100191, China. hanchang@buu.edu.cn. AD - Institute of Functional Factors and Brain Sciences, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China. hanchang@buu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - JZ10202001/Academic Research Projects of Beijing Union University/ GR - XP202008/Academic Research Projects of Beijing Union University/ GR - ZK70202101/Academic Research Projects of Beijing Union University/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220222 PL - United States TA - Neurotox Res JT - Neurotoxicity research JID - 100929017 RN - 0 (Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) RN - IT942ZTH98 (Curcumin) SB - IM MH - Apoptosis MH - *Curcumin/pharmacology MH - *Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress MH - Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2/metabolism MH - Mitochondria/metabolism MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Thapsigargin/metabolism/toxicity OTO - NOTNLM OT - Curcumin OT - Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) OT - Mitochondrial dysfunction OT - Mitofusin-2 (Mfn2) OT - SH-SY5Y cells OT - Thapsigargin EDAT- 2022/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/27 06:00 CRDT- 2022/02/22 12:15 PHST- 2021/11/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/02/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/22 12:15 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s12640-022-00481-y [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12640-022-00481-y [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurotox Res. 2022 Apr;40(2):449-460. doi: 10.1007/s12640-022-00481-y. Epub 2022 Feb 22.