The AMPK-PGC-1α-SIRT3 axis mediates mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction and neuronal senescence induced by Al(mal)3 exposure in HT22 hippocampal neuronal cells.

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Τίτλος: The AMPK-PGC-1α-SIRT3 axis mediates mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction and neuronal senescence induced by Al(mal)3 exposure in HT22 hippocampal neuronal cells.
Συγγραφείς: Zhang H; Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention in Shanxi, Taiyuan, China. Electronic address: zhf201101@sxmu.edu.cn., Gao X; Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention in Shanxi, Taiyuan, China., Jin Z; Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention in Shanxi, Taiyuan, China., Liu Y; Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China; MOE Key Laboratory of Coal Environmental Pathogenicity and Prevention in Shanxi, Taiyuan, China., Yin J; Department of Neurosurgery, Datong Key Laboratory of Nervous Systems Disease Prevention and Treatment for Coal Mine Workers, Shanxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Nervous System Disease Prevention and Treatment, Sinopharm Tongmei General Hospital, Datong, Shanxi, 037003, China., Zhang R; Fifth Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China. Electronic address: zhangrui_gc@163.com.
Πηγή: Free radical biology & medicine [Free Radic Biol Med] 2026 Oct; Vol. 254, pp. 78-90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 09.
Τύπος έκδοσης: Journal Article
Γλώσσα: English
Στοιχεία περιοδικού: Publisher: Elsevier Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8709159 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-4596 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08915849 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Free Radic Biol Med Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s): Publication: Tarrytown, NY : Elsevier Science
Original Publication: New York : Pergamon, c1987-
Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha*/metabolism , Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha*/genetics , Mitochondria*/drug effects , Mitochondria*/metabolism , Mitochondria*/pathology , Cellular Senescence*/drug effects , Hippocampus*/drug effects , Hippocampus*/metabolism , Hippocampus*/pathology , Hippocampus*/cytology , Neurons*/drug effects , Neurons*/metabolism , Neurons*/pathology , Pyrones*/toxicity , AMP-Activated Protein Kinases*/metabolism , AMP-Activated Protein Kinases*/genetics , Sirtuin 3*/metabolism , Sirtuin 3*/genetics , Organometallic Compounds*/toxicity, Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/metabolism ; Isocitrate Dehydrogenase/genetics ; Aminoimidazole Carboxamide/analogs & derivatives ; Aminoimidazole Carboxamide/pharmacology ; Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism ; Superoxide Dismutase/genetics ; Ribonucleotides/pharmacology ; Glycolysis/drug effects ; Aluminum/toxicity ; beta-Galactosidase/metabolism ; beta-Galactosidase/genetics ; Animals ; Mice ; Superoxide Dismutase 2 ; Cell Line
Περίληψη: Aluminum (Al) is a widely distributed environmental metal whose chronic exposure has been implicated in neurotoxicity and increased risk of neurodegenerative disorders. However, the molecular mechanisms linking aluminum exposure to neuronal metabolic dysfunction and senescence remain incompletely understood. In this study, mouse hippocampal neuronal HT22 cells were exposed to aluminum maltolate [Al (mal)3, 60-240 μM] to investigate alterations in mitochondrial bioenergetics and senescence-associated pathways. Aluminum exposure significantly increased senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity and upregulated p16 and p21 expression, accompanied by G2/M phase arrest. Seahorse metabolic analysis revealed marked reductions in basal respiration, ATP-linked respiration, maximal respiratory capacity, glycolytic activity, and glycolytic reserve, indicating impaired mitochondrial function and metabolic flexibility. Mechanistically, aluminum exposure suppressed the AMPK-PGC-1α-SIRT3 signaling axis at both transcriptional and protein levels and reduced SOD2 and IDH2 enzymatic activities. Pharmacological activation of AMPK (AICAR) or SIRT3 (honokiol) partially restored mitochondrial respiration, glycolysis, antioxidant enzyme activity, and attenuated aluminum-induced neuronal senescence. Combined treatment also alleviated mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction and senescence-related alterations induced by aluminum exposure. Collectively, these findings suggest that disruption of the AMPK-PGC-1α-SIRT3 axis contributes to mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction and neuronal senescence under aluminum exposure. This study provides mechanistic insight into aluminum-induced neurotoxicity from a bioenergetic perspective and highlights mitochondrial metabolic regulation as a potential therapeutic target in environmental metal-associated neurological risk.
(Copyright © 2026 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
Contributed Indexing: Keywords: AMPK-PGC-1α-SIRT3 axis; Aluminum exposure; Environmental neurotoxicity; Mitochondrial dysfunction; Neuronal senescence
Substance Nomenclature: 0 (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha)
0 (Ppargc1a protein, mouse)
0 (Pyrones)
EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases)
EC 3.5.1.- (Sirtuin 3)
EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase 2)
0 (Sirt3 protein, mouse)
23058-19-7 (aluminum maltolate)
EC 1.1.1.41 (Isocitrate Dehydrogenase)
0 (Organometallic Compounds)
EC 1.1.1.41 (isocitrate dehydrogenase 2, mouse)
360-97-4 (Aminoimidazole Carboxamide)
EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase)
0 (Ribonucleotides)
F0X88YW0YK (AICA ribonucleotide)
CPD4NFA903 (Aluminum)
EC 3.2.1.23 (beta-Galactosidase)
Entry Date(s): Date Created: 20260609 Date Completed: 20260808 Latest Revision: 20260808
Update Code: 20260809
DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2026.06.011
PMID: 42263892
Βάση Δεδομένων: MEDLINE