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Hydrogen-Rich Medium Regulates Cr(VI)-Induced ER Stress and Autophagy Signaling in DF-1 Cells

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Related studies have shown that chromium (Cr) is toxic to cells, and hydrogen can protect cells by regulating endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and autophagy. However, there are few reports on the protective effects of hydrogen on heavy metal-induced cell damage. The objective of this study was to investigate the protection of hydrogen-rich medium (HRM) on Cr(VI)-induced ER stress and autophagy in DF-1 cells. Therefore, HRM were pretreated for 30 min before Cr(VI) treatment, and detected the autophagy and ER stress-related indicators to determine the role of HRM. The results showed that HRM could reduce the cell damage caused by Cr(VI), and 3-methyladenine (3-MA) could protect cells by inhibiting over autophagy. HRM can reverse the changes of ER stress- and autophagy-related indexes caused by Cr(VI), and inhibit the excessive autophagy caused by Cr(VI). In conclusion, HRM can protect cells from damage induced by Cr(VI), and play a role by inhibiting ER stress-mediated autophagy.

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This project was supported by the Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province (Important Science and Technology Innovation Project) (2019JZZY010735), the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 31872535), and Shandong Natural Science Foundation of China (ZR2018MC027).

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  1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018, Shandong, China

    Kangping Liu, Guodong Cheng, Xin Gao, Zhuanglong Zhang & Jianzhu Liu

  2. Research Center for Animal Disease Control Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, 271018, Shandong, China

    Yukun Cui, Changxi Qi & Yongxia Liu

  3. Central Hospital of Tai’an City, Tai’an, 271018, Shandong, China

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Conceptualization, Jianzhu Liu; data curation, Kangping Liu and Yukun Cui; formal analysis, Hongyan Li and Changxi Qi; investigation, Guodong Cheng; methodology, Shuhua Guo and Yuxiao Xing; project administration, Jianzhu Liu and Yongxia Liu; resources, Kangping Liu; software, Yukun Cui; supervision, Jianzhu Liu and Yongxia Liu; validation, Yuxiao Xing; visualization, Shuhua Guo; writing — original draft, Shuhua Guo and Yuxiao Xing; writing — review and editing, Jianzhu Liu.

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Liu, K., Cui, Y., Li, H. et al. Hydrogen-Rich Medium Regulates Cr(VI)-Induced ER Stress and Autophagy Signaling in DF-1 Cells. Biol Trace Elem Res 200, 2329–2337 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-021-02850-8

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