中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2026, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1): 406-416.doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-23-01741

• 原著:视神经损伤修复保护与再生 • 上一篇    

铁死亡和SLC7A11在光感受器变性中的作用

  

  • 出版日期:2026-01-15 发布日期:2025-04-24

Contribution of ferroptosis and SLC7A11 to lightinduced photoreceptor degeneration

Xiaoxu Huang1, 2, #, Yumeng Zhang1, 2, #, Yuxin Jiang1, 2, #, Tong Li1, 2, Shiqi Yang1, 2, Yimin Wang1, 2, Bo Yu1, 2, Minwen Zhou1, 2, Guanran Zhang1, 2, Xiaohuan Zhao1, 2, *, Junran Sun1, 2, *, Xiaodong Sun1, 2   

  1. 1 Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People’s Hospital), Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China;  2 National Clinical Research Center for Eye Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Ocular Fundus Diseases; Shanghai Engineering Center for Visual Science and Photomedicine; Shanghai Engineering Center for Precise Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Diseases, Shanghai, China
  • Online:2026-01-15 Published:2025-04-24
  • Contact: Junran Sun, MD, emiliesun@sina.com; Xiaohuan Zhao, MD, zhaoxiaohuanleslie@163.com.
  • Supported by:
    This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. 82171076 (to XS) and U22A20311 (to XS), 82101168 (to TL); Shanghai Science and technology Innovation Action Plan, No. 23Y11901300 (to JS); Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, No. 21ZR1451500 (to TL); and Shanghai Pujiang Program, No. 22PJ1412200 (to BY).

摘要:

进行性光感受器细胞死亡是年龄相关性黄斑变性的主要病理特征之一,这一过程将随着疾病的进展导致视力丧失。已有研究表明铁死亡可能与视网膜退行性疾病有关;然而,铁死亡与感光细胞死亡的关系及其在光诱导视网膜变性中的作用机制仍不确定。实验发现SLC7A11调节的铁死亡是光感受器变性的主要病理过程,通过Nrf2-SLC7A11-GPX4信号通路使得胱氨酸耗竭、铁离子积累和脂质过氧化增强,最终导致感光细胞死亡和随后的视觉功能损伤。实验SLC7A11 的过表达通过抑制体内外氧化应激阻断了这一过程;相反,直接敲除 SLC7A11 或使用 SLC7A11 抑制剂柳氮磺胺吡啶和铁死亡激活剂erastin会加重 H2O2- 诱导的 661W 细胞铁死亡。因此,SLC7A11过表达抑制光诱导的小鼠视网膜变性,这有望提供特异性的抗氧化基因治疗靶点来减轻脂质过氧化引起的感光细胞的损伤,包括年龄相关性黄斑变性。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3678-2780 (Junran Sun); https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9109-7909 (Xiaohuan Zhao)

关键词: 老年性黄斑变性, 铁突变, 光照射损伤, 氧化应激, 途径, 感光细胞, 程序性细胞死亡, 溶质运载家族 7 成员 11 (SLC7A11)

Abstract: Progressive photoreceptor cell death is one of the main pathological features of age-related macular degeneration and eventually leads to vision loss. Ferroptosis has been demonstrated to be associated with retinal degenerative diseases. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying ferroptosis and photoreceptor cell death in age-related macular degeneration remain largely unexplored. Bioinformatics and biochemical analyses in this study revealed xC– , solute carrier family 7 member 11-regulated ferroptosis as the predominant pathological process of photoreceptor cell degeneration in a light-induced dry age-related macular degeneration mouse model. This process involves the nuclear factor-erythroid factor 2-related factor 2-solute carrier family 7 member 11-glutathione peroxidase 4 signaling pathway, through which cystine depletion, iron ion accumulation, and enhanced lipid peroxidation ultimately lead to photoreceptor cell death and subsequent visual function impairment. We demonstrated that solute carrier family 7 member 11 overexpression blocked this process by inhibiting oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo. Conversely, solute carrier family 7 member 11 knockdown or the solute carrier family 7 member 11 inhibitor sulfasalazine and ferroptosis-inducing agent erastin aggravated H2O2-induced ferroptosis of 661W cells. These findings indicate solute carrier family 7 member 11 may be a potential therapeutic target for patients with retinal degenerative diseases including age-related macular degeneration.

Key words: age-related macular degeneration, ferroptosis, light exposure damage, oxidative stress, pathway, photoreceptor, programmed cell death, solute carrier family 7 member 11 (SLC7A11)