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  2. Naringenin protects swine testis cells from bisphenol A-induced apoptosis via Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway

Naringenin protects swine testis cells from bisphenol A-induced apoptosis via Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway

  • Biofactors. 2022 Jan;48(1):190-203. doi: 10.1002/biof.1814.
Huijie Chen 1 2 Jianqing Chen 1 Xu Shi 1 Lu Li 1 Shiwen Xu 1
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  • 1 College of Veterinary Medicine, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
  • 2 College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jilin, China.
Abstract

Bisphenol A (BPA) has caused serious pathologies in varying organs of humans and Animals, especially reproductive organs. Naringenin (NRG) is a flavanone compound that has shown protective effects against several environmental chemicals through suppression of oxidative stress and activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) pathway. Herein, we described the discovery path of NRG inhibition on Apoptosis in BPA exposed swine testis (ST) cells through targeting Kelch-like ech-associated protein (Keap1). We found that NRG could specifically bound to the active residues of DGR domain in Keap1, thereby activating Nrf2 signaling pathway, and then increasing the levels of SOD, GPx and CAT, and finally inhibiting oxidative stress and mitochondrial Apoptosis induced by BPA in ST cells. Altogether, our results showed that NRG inhibits oxidative stress and mitochondrial Apoptosis induced by BPA in ST cells by targeting Keap1/Nrf2 signaling pathway, indicating that NRG could serve as an antagonistic therapy against BPA.

Keywords

Keap1; apoptosis; bisphenol A; molecular docking; naringenin.

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