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  • Title: Melatonin antagonizes oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in retinal pigmented epithelium cells via melatonin receptor 1 (MT1).
    Author: Yan G, Yu L, Jiang S, Zhu J.
    Journal: J Toxicol Sci; 2018; 43(11):659-669. PubMed ID: 30404999.
    Abstract:
    High energy-consumption in retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) cells poses oxidative stress (OS) and contributes to mitochondrial dysfunction (MD) for retinal degeneration-associated diseases. In the present study, we evaluated the protective role of Melatonin, a natural antioxidant, against the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced damage to RPE cells. The cellular viability, apoptosis, the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins and mitochondrial function were examined in the retinal ARPE-19 cells, post the treatment with H2O2 or (and) with Melatonin. The regulation by Melatonin receptor 1 (MT1) on the Melatonin-mediated protection was also examined via MT1 knockdown with siRNA. Results demonstrated that Melatonin significantly ameliorated cell viability reduction, reduced apoptosis and downregulated the apoptosis-associated proteins in H2O2-treated ARPE-19 cells. The H2O2-induced mitochondrial dysfunction was also significantly blocked by the Melatonin treatment, presenting as a reduced accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial superoxide and an ameliorated reduction of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). In addition, the knockdown of MT1 with MT1-specific siRNA inhibited the Melatonin-mediated protection against OS damage in ARPE-19 cells. In summary, we confirmed the protective role of Melatonin against H2O2-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in RPE cells. MT1 knockdown blocked such protective role of Melatonin. It is implied that Melatonin exerts a protective role against oxidative stress via Melatonin-MT1 signaling in RPE cells.
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