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Cyclic helix B peptide protects HK‑2 cells from oxidative stress by inhibiting ER stress and activating Nrf2 signalling and autophagy

  • Authors:
    • Long Li
    • Miao Lin
    • Lexi Zhang
    • Shang Huang
    • Chao Hu
    • Long Zheng
    • Liping Li
    • Chao Zhang
    • Cheng Yang
    • Yaqiu Long
    • Ruiming Rong
    • Tongyu Zhu
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  • Published online on: September 22, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7588
  • Pages: 8055-8061
  • Copyright: © Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Renal ischemia‑reperfusion injury (IRI) is present in numerous diseases and is observed following certain treatments, including renal transplantation. Preventing tubular epithelial cells (TECs) from undergoing apoptosis is vital for treatment of renal IRI. Cyclic helix B peptide (CHBP) is a novel agent that has a protective effect on renal IRI in vivo. In the present study, the effect and underlying mechanism of CHBP on TECs was investigated. The HK‑2 human renal proximal tubular epithelial cell line was treated with 500 µmol/l H2O2 for 4 h prior to determining the effect of CHBP pretreatment for 1 h on cell viability, caspase 3 activity and expression levels, expression levels of oxidative stress markers, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress markers, NF‑E2‑related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase‑1 (HO‑1) and autophagy markers. This was investigated using a Cell Counting kit 8, a terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase‑mediated dUTP nick‑end labelling assay, western blotting, reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunocytochemistry. Results revealed that pretreatment with CHBP enhanced HK‑2 cell viability, the glutathione/glutathione disulphide ratio, activation of Nrf2 and mRNA expression levels of HO‑1 and the expression levels of beclin‑1 and light chain 3 A/B‑II/I. Conversely, CHBP pretreatment reduced the expression levels of reactive oxygen species, the activity and protein expression levels of capase‑3, the mRNA and protein expression levels of C/EBP homologous protein and binding immunoglobulin protein, and the expression levels of phosphorylated (p)‑mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) Ser2448 and p62 during oxidative stress. However, the expression of p‑mTOR Ser2481 was enhanced after CHBP pretreatment. CHBP pretreatment reduced the expression levels of reactive oxygen species, the activity and protein expression levels of capase‑3, the mRNA and protein expression levels of C/EBP homologous protein and binding immunoglobulin protein, and the expression levels of phosphorylated (p)‑mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) Ser2481, p62 and p‑mTOR Ser 2448 during oxidative stress. In conclusion, CHBP pretreatment protected HK‑2 cells from H2O2‑induced injury, inhibited ER stress and pro‑apoptotic pathways, and activated the Nrf2 signalling pathway and autophagy. These results provide a potential mechanism of how CHBP protects against renal IRI.

Introduction

Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is characterized by tubular epithelial cell (TEC) injury and is present in numerous diseases and following certain treatments, including shock, renal transplantation and cardiac surgery (1). The underlying mechanism of IRI includes immune injury, mitochondrial dysfunction, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and caspase cascade disorders (2). Preventing TECs from undergoing apoptosis is vital for treatment of renal IRI.

During IRI, oxidative stress disturbs redox balance and results in aberrations in various signalling pathways. ER stress serves a role in the progression of renal IRI (3). Oxidative stress leads to ER stress with the accumulation of misfolded and unfolded proteins in the ER lumen (4). ER stress is initiated by alterations in heterologous protein-protein interactions, including the dissociation of the chaperone binding immunoglobulin protein (BiP). The unfolded protein response (UPR) is induced under moderate and transient ER stress. Activation of the UPR results in reduced ER burden and the restoration of ER equilibrium (5). NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a master transcriptional regulator of antioxidant proteins, including heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). The Nrf2 signalling pathway is activated during adaptive UPR, and protects TECs from oxidative stress-induced injury (6). However, during IRI, intensive ER stress is initiated by C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) accumulation, inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) phosphorylation and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activation, leading to the apoptotic UPR phase.

Helix B surface peptide (HBSP), a linear peptide derived from non-erythropoietic helix B of erythropoietin, has been demonstrated to be a protective agent against ischemic injury (7,8). In addition, it does not interact with erythropoietic receptors, or promote erythropoiesis and blood viscosity (7,8). This suggests that HBSP is a better candidate for renal protection than erythropoietin. However, the plasma half-life of HBSP is only 2 min, which significantly restricts its application in vivo (8). To address this problem, thioether-cyclized helix B peptide (CHBP) was synthesized by employing a cyclization strategy to improve its metabolic stability (9). The present study demonstrated that CHBP has significant metabolic stability and may attenuate kidney injury by reducing inflammation and apoptosis (9). In the present study, the effect of CHBP and the underlying mechanism in the HK-2 human renal proximal tubular cell line was investigated, under oxidative stress induced by H2O2, to further understand the protective role of CHBP in renal IRI.

Materials and methods

Materials and reagents

The HK-2 human renal proximal tubular cell line was provided by Dr Honghong Chen (Institute of Radiation Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai, China). Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) F12 and foetal bovine serum (FBS) were purchased from Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Waltham, MA, USA). CHBP was synthesized as previously described (9). The Cell Counting kit 8 (CCK-8), glutathione/glutathione disulphide (GSH/GSSG) assay kit, reactive oxygen species (ROS) assay kit, nuclear and cytoplasmic protein extraction kit, Annexin V apoptosis detection kit and one-step terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end label (TUNEL) apoptosis assay kit were purchased from Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology (Haimen, China). DNA oligonucleotides were synthesized by Shanghai BoShang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Antibodies against cleaved caspase-3 (cat. no. 9661; 1:1,000), BiP (cat. no. 3177; 1:1,000), CHOP (cat. no. 5554; 1:1,000), HO-1 (cat. no. 5853; 1:1,000), beclin-1 (cat. no. 3495; 1:1,000), light chain 3 (LC3) A/B (cat. no. 12741; 1:1,000), phosphorylated (p)-mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) Ser2481 (cat. no. 2974; 1:1,000), p-mTOR Ser2448 (cat. no. 5536; 1:1,000), p62 (cat. no. 5114; 1:1,000), mTOR (cat. no. 2972; 1:1,000), and β-actin (cat. no. 3700; 1:1,000) were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. (Danvers, MA, USA). Antibodies against Nrf2 (rabbit anti-human monoclonal; cat. no. sc-722; 1:200) and lamin B (goat anti-human monoclonal; cat. no. sc-6216; 1:200) were purchased from Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (Dallas, TX, USA). The secondary antibody (cat. no. P0186; 1:1,000) used in the immunocytochemistry assay (Goat anti-Rabbit) were purchased from Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology (Haimen, China).

Cell culture and H2O2 treatment

HK-2 cells were cultured in DMEM F12 medium supplemented with 10% FBS at 37°C and 5% CO2 for 24 h. Confluent monolayers (80%) were cultures in 6-well plates and pretreated with or without 20 nmol/l CHBP for 1 h prior to treatment with 500 µmol/l H2O2 diluted in serum-free media, for 4 h.

Cell viability analysis

Cell proliferation and viability were measured using a CCK-8 assay kit. Briefly, HK-2 cells were seeded in 96-well tissue culture plates for 24 h (8,000/well). Subsequently, cells were pretreated with or without 10, 20 and 40 nmol/l CHBP for 1 h prior treatment with 500 µmol/l H2O2 diluted in serum-free media for 4 h. Control cells were treated with media alone. Subsequently, cells were pretreated with or without 10, 20 and 40 nmol/l CHBP for 1 h prior to treatment with 500 µmol/l H2O2 diluted in serum-free media, for 4 h. Cells were washed twice with PBS and incubated with culture medium containing 10% CCK-8 solution at 37°C for 1 h. The absorbance of the wells was detected using a microplate reader at a wavelength of 450 nm, generating an optical density (OD) value. Culture medium containing 10% CCK-8 solution was utilized as a negative control.

Measurement of oxidative stress

ROS activity levels were determined using a dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate assay kit. The GSH/GSSG ratio was measured using a GSH/GSSG assay kit. HK-2 cells were washed twice with PBS and suspended in ice-cold 5% metaphosphoric acid. Cells were homogenized with a TissueLyser LT (Qiagen GmbH, Hilden, Germany), and suspensions were transferred to a microtube and centrifuged at 10,000 × g for 10 min at 4°C. The collected supernatant was utilized to analyse GSH and GSSG concentrations in addition to ROS levels, according to the manufacturer's protocol.

Western blot analysis

HK-2 cells were washed twice in PBS and harvested. Extra-nuclear and intra-nuclear proteins were isolated using a protein extraction kit (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology), according to the manufacturer's protocol. Western blotting was performed according to a previously published procedure (10). Expression levels of cleaved caspase-3, BiP, CHOP, Nrf2, HO-1, Beclin-1, LC3 A/B, p-mTOR Ser2448, p-mTOR Ser2481, p62 and mTOR were quantified using Image-Pro plus software version 6.0 (Media Cybernetics, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA). Extra-nuclear proteins were normalized to β-actin and intra-nuclear proteins were normalized to lamin B.

TUNEL assay

Apoptosis of HK-2 cells was determined using a one-step TUNEL assay kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, cells were washed with PBS and fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 30 min. Cells were washed with PBS and incubated with cold PBS containing 0.1% Triton X-100 for 2 min in a light-proof container. Cells were washed with PBS and incubated with TUNEL reaction buffer for 1 h at 37°C in a humidified light-proof chamber. Following a final wash with PBS, cells were visualized using a laser scanning confocal microscope (Leica Microsystems, Inc., Wetzlar, Germany) at a wavelength of 530/485 nm.

Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR)

Total RNA was extracted from the HK-2 cells using TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) according to the manufacturer's protocol. cDNA was synthesized from 3–5 µg total RNA in a 20 µl reaction mixture using a RevertAid First Strand cDNA Synthesis kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). The specific primers for the genes that encode human BiP, CHOP and β-actin are listed in Table I. RT-qPCR was performed using ABsolute qPCR SYBR Green mix (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) on an Eppendorf Mastercycler® ep realplex system as follows: Incubation for 2 min at 50°C and 10 min at 95°C. This was followed by a 2-step PCR program of 95°C for 15 sec and 60°C for 20 sec for 45 cycles. (Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany). mRNA expression levels were normalized to those of β-actin in the same samples using the 2−ΔΔCq method (11).

Table I.

Primers for quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Table I.

Primers for quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

TargetPrimer (5′-3′)
BiPF: AAAGAAGACGGGCAAAGATGT
R: TGCTTGATGCTGAGAAGACAG
CHOPF: ACCACTCTTGACCCTGCTTCT
R: CTCTGGGAGGTGCTTGTGAC
β-actinF: GTTGTCGACGACGAGCG
R: GCACAGAGCCTCGCCTT

[i] F, forward; R, reverse; BiP, binding immunoglobulin protein; CHOP, C/EBP homologous protein.

Immunocytochemistry assay

Experimental HK-2 cells were cultured in 12-well plate (105/well) after H2O2 stimulation for 4 h were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde for 10 min. Following a wash with PBS for 5 min at room temperature, cells were permeabilized with Triton X 100 for 5 min followed by PBS for 5 min and then incubated in blocking solution (5% BSA in PBS; Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology) for 1 h at room temperature. Cells were incubated with primary antibodies against Nrf2 (1:200) and LC3A/B (1:100) for 60 min. Following three rinses with PBS, cells were incubated with a secondary antibody conjugated to fluorescein isothiocyanate for 30 min at room temperature and washed with PBS. To visualize cell nuclei, slides were counterstained with DAPI (Beyotime Institute of Biotechnology). Samples were examined under a phase contrast microscope equipped with the appropriate fluorescence filters in a total of 10 fields per specimen.

Statistical analysis

Data was analysed using SPSS software version 13.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). The results in two groups were compared using two-tailed independent t-tests, and the results among three or more groups were compared by one-way analysis of variance. Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

CHBP pretreatment increases HK-2 cell viability and reduces oxidative stress levels

The effect of CHBP on viability in HK-2 cells following oxidative stress induced by H2O2 was determined. Cells were treated with H2O2 for 1, 4, 8 and 16 h prior to measurement of cell viability via the CCK-8 assay. Results revealed that pretreatment with CHBP significantly reduced the decrease in cell viability caused by H2O2 alone, and the greatest protection observed at 4 h (Fig. 1A). Treatment with H2O2 alone reduced the viability of HK-2 cells by ~3-fold; however, viability of cells treated with 20 nmol/l CHBP alone was not significantly altered compared with the control (Fig. 1B). Pretreatment with CHBP resulted in a significant and dose-dependent increase in the viability of HK-2 cells in the presence of H2O2 compared with cells treated with H2O2 alone (P<0.001; Fig. 1B). The protective effect of CHBP peaked at 20 nmol/l (Fig. 1B). In addition, cell viability was greatest following pretreatment with CHBP for 1 h prior to H2O2 exposure for 4 h (Fig. 1C). To determine whether CHBP reduces oxidative stress induced by H2O2, ROS activity levels and the GSH/GSSG ratio in HK-2 cells were measured. ROS activity levels in HK-2 cells were enhanced following exposure to H2O2 compared with the control, and this effect was significantly reduced by CHBP pretreatment (P<0.001; Fig. 1D). In addition, the GSH/GSSG ratio in HK-2 cells was reduced following exposure to H2O2 compared with the control, and this effect was reversed by pretreatment with CHBP (P<0.001; Fig. 1E). These results suggested that CHBP pretreatment enhances HK-2 cell viability and reduces oxidative stress in HK-2 cells.

CHBP pretreatment inhibits HK-2 apoptosis induced by H2O2

To determine whether CHBP inhibits apoptosis induced by H2O2, apoptosis in HK-2 cells was measured following treatment. In addition, as activation of caspase-3 is a marker for apoptosis, caspase-3 activity was measured in HK-2 cells following treatment. The percentage of apoptotic cells was enhanced following H2O2 treatment alone, whereas pretreatment with 20 nmol/l CHBP in the presence of H2O2 significantly reduced the activity levels of caspase-3 (P<0.01; Fig. 2A). Caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-3 expression levels were enhanced in HK-2 cells following H2O2 treatment alone, and were significantly reduced by pretreatment with CHBP (Fig. 2B). Additionally, Pretreatment with CHBP significantly reduced the number of TUNEL positive cells in the presence of H2O2 (P<0.001; Fig. 2C). These results suggested that CHBP inhibits apoptosis induced by H2O2.

CHBP pretreatment reduces ER stress in HK-2 cells exposed to H2O2

Elevated expression levels of BiP and CHOP are features of ER stress (2). To determine whether CHBP decreased ER stress in HK-2 cells, mRNA and protein expression levels of BiP and CHOP were measured in HK-2 cells following H2O2 treatment. The mRNA expression levels of the genes encoding BiP and CHOP were enhanced in cells treated with H2O2 alone, and these levels were significantly reduced by pretreatment with CHBP (P<0.01; Fig. 3A). This was supported by the protein expression levels of BiP and CHOP (P<0.01; Fig. 3B). These results suggested that CHBP pretreatment reduces ER stress in HK-2 cells exposed to H2O2.

CHBP pretreatment enhances activation of the Nrf2 signalling pathway in HK-2 cells treated with H2O2

Nrf2 is a transcriptional regulator of antioxidant proteins, including HO-1 (12). To determine whether CHBP activates the Nrf2 signalling pathway in HK-2 cells treated with H2O2, expression levels of intranuclear and extranuclear Nrf2 and HO-1 were measured following pretreatment with CHBP. Nrf2 expression levels were enhanced in the nuclei of HK-2 cells after H2O2 treatment alone, (P<0.001; Fig. 4A), and were further enhanced by pretreatment with CHBP (P<0.001; Fig. 4A). Similar results were observed in the extranuclear portion of HK-2 cells (P<0.001; Fig. 4B) via western blotting. In addition, these results were supported by the immunocytochemistry data for the Nrf2 protein (Fig. 4C). These results suggested that CHBP pretreatment enhances activation of the Nrf2 signalling pathway in HK-2 cells exposed to H2O2.

CHBP pretreatment enhances autophagy in HK-2 cells treated with H2O2

Our previous in vivo study demonstrated that the renoprotective effect of CHBP against IRI is mediated by induction of autophagy via inhibition of mTOR complex (C) 1 and activation of mTORC2 (9). As oxidative stress may crosstalk with autophagic machinery, the present study determined whether the renoprotective function of CHBP is mediated by autophagy in HK-2 cells after H2O2 treatment. Results demonstrated that beclin-1 and LC3 A/B-II/I expression levels were significantly enhanced, and the expression of p62 following CHBP pretreatment was reduced much more compared with H2O2 alone (Fig. 5A). However, the expression of p-mTOR Ser2481 following CHBP pretreatment was increased more than that of H2O2 alone. By contrast, p-mTOR Ser2448 levels were enhanced in HK-2 cells after H2O2 stimulation, and were significantly reduced by CHBP pretreatment (Fig. 5B). These results suggested that CHBP pretreatment enhances autophagy in HK-2 cells under oxidative stress.

Discussion

In the present study, to further evaluate the protective role of CHBP in renal IRI, the effect and underlying mechanism of CHBP on the HK-2 human renal proximal tubular cell line was investigated under oxidative stress induced by H2O2. Under H2O2-induced oxidative stress, CHBP pretreatment enhanced HK-2 cell viability, the GSH/GSSG ratio, activation of the Nrf2 signalling pathway and proteins involved in autophagy. However, CHBP pretreatment reduced the activity levels of ROS, apoptosis and ER stress. This suggested that CHBP protects cells from renal IRI, possibly via the inhibition of ER stress and pro-apoptotic pathways, and via activation of the Nrf2 signalling pathway.

In the present study, HK-2 cells were treated with H2O2 in an in vitro model to mimic oxidative stress-induced injury during IRI, and to evaluate the protective effect of CHBP. IRI is characterized by TEC injury. It is present in numerous diseases and following certain treatments, including shock, renal transplantation and cardiac surgery (1). TECs contribute to key renal function (13). It has been demonstrated that following renal transplantation, apoptosis of TEC during IRI results in loss of kidney function and delays graft function, which greatly affects clinical outcome (13). Therefore, HK-2 cells are a useful in assessing the effect of CHBP on IRI in vitro.

In the present study, ROS activity levels, the GSH/GSSG ratio and Nrf2 signalling proteins were measured to investigate the underlying mechanism of the protective effect of CHBP. The GSH/GSSG ratio is an indicator of prevention of cell damage caused by oxygen species, including free radicles and peroxides. A high GSH/GSSG ratio indicates less oxidative damage (14). Nrf2 mediates the cellular antioxidant response. This is a critical cellular defence in the adaptive UPR response (11). ER stress activates extracellular regulated kinases via phosphorylation, including protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase and the IRE1α-JNK-Nrf2 axis, which are initiators of Nrf2 signalling (6). Nrf2 serves a key role in renal IRI. A previous study has demonstrated that Nrf2 knockout mice are more susceptible to renal IRI (15). The gene that encodes HO-1 is a target of Nrf2 (16). Our results suggest that CHBP protects HK-2 cells from H2O2-induced injury by reducing oxidative stress and activating the antioxidant Nrf2 signalling pathway. The present in vitro study supports our previous study using a murine model (9).

In the present study, caspase-3, CHOP and BiP expression levels were measured to investigate the underlying mechanism of the protective effect of CHBP. Caspases serve a key role in the initiation and effector phases of apoptosis. Caspase-3 is a downstream effector of the caspase activation cascade, and directly mediates apoptosis when activated by various upstream signals (17). Elevated caspase activity is associated with enhanced apoptosis. The ER is an important organelle in eukaryotes. ER stress contributes to apoptosis of TECs in renal IRI. Moderate ER stress is associated with the adaptive response of the UPR, leading to re-equilibration of the ER (18). During IRI, intensive ER stress occurs and the UPR shifts into the apoptotic phase. CHOP and BiP are involved in this process. BiP is an important chaperone in the ER lumen, and mediates polypeptide folding and the structural maturation of nascent glycoproteins (19). Accumulation of CHOP initiates intensive ER stress (2). The results of the present study suggested that CHBP protects HK-2 cells from H2O2-induced injury by inhibiting ER stress and pro-apoptotic pathways, and is consistent with our previous study using a murine model (9).

Our previous in vivo study demonstrated that the renoprotective effect of CHBP against IRI is mediated by induction of autophagy via inhibition of mTORC1 and activation of mTORC2 (9). As oxidative stress may crosstalk with autophagic machinery, it was determined whether the renoprotective function of CHBP is mediated by autophagy in vitro under conditions of oxidative stress. Consistently, expression levels of beclin-1 and LC3 A/B-II/I in HK-2 cells exposed to H2O2 were enhanced following CHBP pretreatment. p62, is additionally known as SQSTM1 or sequestome 1, and interacts with polyubiquitinated protein aggregates via a ubiquitin-binding domain, and with LC3 via its LC3-binding domain, therefore targeting these aggregates for degradation by the autolysosome (20). In the present study, pretreatment with CHBP further reduced the expression levels of p62 in HK-2 cells treated with H2O2. In addition, pretreatment with CHBP reduced p-mTOR Ser2448 and enhanced p-mTOR Ser2481 expression levels. These results support the theory that CHBP induces autophagy to protect against oxidative stress.

CHBP is derived from HBSP, which has a very short plasma half-life, and therefore requires frequent administration at high doses to achieve tissue-protective effects (21). However, our previous study demonstrated that CHBP is metabolically stable and protects mice from renal IRI via inhibition of apoptosis and inflammation (9).

In conclusion, the present study revealed that CHBP protects HK-2 cells from H2O2-induced injury by inhibiting ER stress and pro-apoptotic pathways, and via activation of the Nrf2 signalling pathway and autophagy. Therefore, CHBP may be a promising pharmacological agent for the prevention of renal IRI.

Acknowledgements

This study was supported by grants from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (grant nos. 81270833, 81300621 and 81500568), National Health and Family Planning Commission Foundation of Shanghai (grant no. 2014JQ008A).

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Li, L., Lin, M., Zhang, L., Huang, S., Hu, C., Zheng, L., Li, L., Zhang, C., Yang, C., Long, Y., Rong, R., Zhu, T."Cyclic helix B peptide protects HK‑2 cells from oxidative stress by inhibiting ER stress and activating Nrf2 signalling and autophagy". Molecular Medicine Reports 16.6 (2017): 8055-8061.
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Li, L., Lin, M., Zhang, L., Huang, S., Hu, C., Zheng, L., Li, L., Zhang, C., Yang, C., Long, Y., Rong, R., Zhu, T."Cyclic helix B peptide protects HK‑2 cells from oxidative stress by inhibiting ER stress and activating Nrf2 signalling and autophagy". Molecular Medicine Reports 16, no. 6 (2017): 8055-8061. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7588