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Mito-TIPTP Increases Mitochondrial Function by Repressing the Rubicon-p22phox Interaction in Colitis-Induced Mice
Jae-Sung Kim1,2, Ye-Ram Kim1, Sein Jang3,4
1Department of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Seoul 04673, Korea.
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 24, 2021
Summary
Rubicon protein interaction with p22phox drives mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) and impairs mitochondrial function in colitis. A novel inhibitor, Mito-TIPTP, reverses these effects, offering a potential therapeutic strategy for ulcerative colitis.
Area of Science:
- Immunology
- Cell Biology
- Mitochondrial Biology
Background:
- Rubicon (RUN domain and cysteine-rich domain-containing Beclin1-interacting autophagy protein) regulates NADPH oxidase and ROS production.
- The role of Rubicon in mitochondrial ROS (mtROS) generation and its impact on mitochondrial function remains unclear.
- Ulcerative colitis is associated with inflammation and oxidative stress.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between Rubicon and mtROS production in macrophages and patients with ulcerative colitis.
- To explore the therapeutic potential of a p22phox inhibitor, Mito-TIPTP, in mitigating mtROS and improving mitochondrial function in colitis models.
Main Methods:
- Immunofluorescence and co-immunoprecipitation to detect Rubicon-p22phox interaction in mitochondrial membranes.
- Assessment of cellular and mitochondrial ROS levels, mitochondrial complex III activity, and mitochondrial biogenesis.
- Evaluation of mitochondrial metabolic flux in macrophages.
- In vivo studies using dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mouse models treated with Mito-TIPTP.
Main Results:
- Rubicon interacts with p22phox in the outer mitochondrial membrane of macrophages and in patients with ulcerative colitis.
- LPS activation enhances Rubicon-p22phox binding, increasing cellular ROS and mtROS, impairing mitochondrial complex III and biogenesis, and decreasing metabolic flux.
- Mito-TIPTP inhibits Rubicon-p22phox association, improving mitochondrial function in LPS-primed BMDMs.
- Mito-TIPTP reduces mtROS and shows therapeutic efficacy in DSS-induced acute and chronic colitis mouse models.
Conclusions:
- Rubicon-p22phox interaction in mitochondria contributes to oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in colitis.
- Mito-TIPTP effectively inhibits this interaction, restoring mitochondrial function and demonstrating therapeutic potential for ulcerative colitis.
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