Ferroptosis is a recently emerging non-apoptotic mode of cell death involving the production of iron-dependent reactive oxygen species(ROS).Here we described a mitochondria-targeted iridium(III)complex Ir FN that exhi...Ferroptosis is a recently emerging non-apoptotic mode of cell death involving the production of iron-dependent reactive oxygen species(ROS).Here we described a mitochondria-targeted iridium(III)complex Ir FN that exhibited potent antiproliferative activity against a variety of cancer cells,especially the A2780 human ovarian cancer cells,through the ferroptosis pathways.Mechanistic studies by label-free quantitative proteomics profiling indicated that heme oxygenase 1(HMOX1)-mediated ferroptosis process was activated by Ir FN.The study on iron-dependent cell death,ROS accumulation,lipid peroxidation,and over released iron further confirmed the ferroptosis processes.m RNA transcription quantification,in vitro over-expression of HMOX1,and RNAi-mediated knock-down experiments suggested that Ir FN activated the over-expression of HMOX1.Our report revealed the first case of anticancer iridium complex leading to ferroptosis,highlighting ferroptosis as a promising approach in future design of metallodrugs.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21622103,21671099,91753121)Shenzhen Basic Research Program(JCYJ20170413150538897,JCYJ20180508182240106)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(020814380109)the International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program of China
文摘Ferroptosis is a recently emerging non-apoptotic mode of cell death involving the production of iron-dependent reactive oxygen species(ROS).Here we described a mitochondria-targeted iridium(III)complex Ir FN that exhibited potent antiproliferative activity against a variety of cancer cells,especially the A2780 human ovarian cancer cells,through the ferroptosis pathways.Mechanistic studies by label-free quantitative proteomics profiling indicated that heme oxygenase 1(HMOX1)-mediated ferroptosis process was activated by Ir FN.The study on iron-dependent cell death,ROS accumulation,lipid peroxidation,and over released iron further confirmed the ferroptosis processes.m RNA transcription quantification,in vitro over-expression of HMOX1,and RNAi-mediated knock-down experiments suggested that Ir FN activated the over-expression of HMOX1.Our report revealed the first case of anticancer iridium complex leading to ferroptosis,highlighting ferroptosis as a promising approach in future design of metallodrugs.
