Protective Effect and Mechanism of Cryptotanshinone on Oxidative Damage of Human Lens Epithelial Cells Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide Based on JNK Pathway
Abstract：Abstract: To explore the regulatory effects of cryptotanshinone on oxidative stress, proliferation, apoptosis and c-Jun amino-terminal protein kinase (JNK) pathway in human lens epithelial cells (HLE-B3) induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). HLE-B3 cell line was cultured in vitro, and HLE-B3 was treated with 100 μmol/L H2O2 for 24 h, and then treated with different concentrations of cryptotanshinone (2.5, 5.0, 10.0 μmol/L) respectively. The optimal concentration of cryptotanshinone was selected according to the results of HLE-B3 cell viability. Then the cells were divided into control group (no intervention), H2O2 group (100 μmol/L H2O2 treatment), cryptotanshinone group (100 μmol/L H2O2+10.0 μmol/L cryptotanshinone treatment), and SP 600125 group (100 μmol/L H2O2+20 μmol/L JNK signaling pathway inhibitor SP 600125), inhibitor group (100 μmol/L H2O2+10.0 μmol/Lcryptotanshinone +20 μmol/L SP 600125) and activator group (100 μmol/L H2O2+10.0 μmol/L cryptotanshinone+2 mg/L anisomycin, JNK signaling pathway activator), and drug interventions were performed for 24 hours. The contents of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malonaldehyde (MDA) were detected by kit method. 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU) assay was used to detect cell proliferation. Hoechst 33258 staining kit was used to detect cell apoptosis. Western blot (WB) was used to detect the expression of CyclinD1, Caspase-3 and JNK pathway-related proteins. According to the results of HLE-B3 cell viability, 10.0 μmol/L cryptotanshinone was selected for subsequent experiments. SOD level, proliferation rate and CyclinD1 protein level in H2O2 group were lower than those in control group (P<0.05), MDA level, apoptosis rate, Caspase-3 and phosphorylation (p) -JNK protein levels were higher than those in control group (P<0.05). Cryptotanshinone group and SP 600125 group significantly inhibited the above effects of H2O2 on HLE-B3 cells (P<0.05). Compared with cryptotanshinone group, inhibitor group enhanced the effect of cryptotanshinone on H2O2-induced HLE-B3 cells (P<0.05), and activator group weakened the effect of cryptotanshinone on H2O2-induced HLE-B3 cells (P<0.05). Cryptotanshinone inhibits H2O2-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis of HLE-B3 by inhibiting JNK signaling pathway, and promotes its proliferation.
Key words: cataract; human crystalline epithelial cells; cryptotanshinone; hydrogen peroxide; C-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathway; oxidative stress
（Acta Laser Biology Sinica, 2025, 34(1): 090-096）
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李亚楠，孙朝晖，王海燕，左建霞，赵 娴. 隐丹参酮基于JNK通路对过氧化氢致人晶状体上皮细胞氧化损伤的保护作用及机制研究[J]. 激光生物学报, 2025, 34(1): 90-96.
LI Yanan, SUN Zhaohui, WANG Haiyan, ZUO Jianxia, ZHAO Xian. Protective Effect and Mechanism of Cryptotanshinone on Oxidative Damage of Human Lens Epithelial Cells Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide Based on JNK Pathway. journal1, 2025, 34(1): 90-96.
