PURPOSE: The chaperone proteins, α-crystallins, also possess antiapoptotic properties. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether 19 to 20-mer α-crystallin-derived mini-chaperone peptides (α-crystallin mini-chaperone) are antiapoptotic, and to identify their putative transporters in human fetal RPE (hfRPE) cells. METHODS: Cell death and caspase-3 activation induced by oxidative stress were quantified in early passage hfRPE cells in the presence of 19 to 20-mer αA- or αB-crystallin-derived or scrambled peptides. Cellular uptake of fluorescein-labeled, α-crystallin-derived mini-peptides and recombinant full-length αB-crystallin was determined in confluent hfRPE. The entry mechanism in hfRPE cells for α-crystallin mini-peptides was investigated. The protective role of polycaprolactone (PCL) nanoparticle encapsulated αB-crystallin mini-chaperone peptides from H2O2-induced cell death was studied. RESULTS: Primary hfRPE cells exposed to oxidative stress and either αA- or αB-crystallin mini-chaperones remained viable and showed marked inhibition of both cell death and activation of caspase-3. Uptake of full-length αB-crystallin was minimal while a time-dependent uptake of αB-crystallin-derived peptide was observed. The mini-peptides entered the hfRPE cells via the sodium-coupled oligopeptide transporters 1 and 2 (SOPT1, SOPT2). PCL nanoparticles containing αB-crystallin mini-chaperone were also taken up and protected hfRPE from H2O2-induced cell death at significantly lower concentrations than free αB-crystallin mini-chaperone peptide. CONCLUSIONS: αA- and αB-crystallin mini-chaperones offer protection to hfRPE cells and inhibit caspase-3 activation. The oligopeptide transporters SOPT1 and SOPT2 mediate the uptake of these peptides in RPE cells. Nanodelivery of αB-crystallin-derived mini-chaperone peptide offers an alternative approach for protection of hfRPE cells from oxidant injury.
PURPOSE: The chaperone proteins, α-crystallins, also possess antiapoptotic properties. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether 19 to 20-mer α-crystallin-derived mini-chaperone peptides (α-crystallin mini-chaperone) are antiapoptotic, and to identify their putative transporters in human fetal RPE (hfRPE) cells. METHODS: Cell death and caspase-3 activation induced by oxidative stress were quantified in early passage hfRPE cells in the presence of 19 to 20-mer αA- or αB-crystallin-derived or scrambled peptides. Cellular uptake of fluorescein-labeled, α-crystallin-derived mini-peptides and recombinant full-length αB-crystallin was determined in confluent hfRPE. The entry mechanism in hfRPE cells for α-crystallin mini-peptides was investigated. The protective role of polycaprolactone (PCL) nanoparticle encapsulated αB-crystallin mini-chaperone peptides from H2O2-induced cell death was studied. RESULTS: Primary hfRPE cells exposed to oxidative stress and either αA- or αB-crystallin mini-chaperones remained viable and showed marked inhibition of both cell death and activation of caspase-3. Uptake of full-length αB-crystallin was minimal while a time-dependent uptake of αB-crystallin-derived peptide was observed. The mini-peptides entered the hfRPE cells via the sodium-coupled oligopeptide transporters 1 and 2 (SOPT1, SOPT2). PCL nanoparticles containing αB-crystallin mini-chaperone were also taken up and protected hfRPE from H2O2-induced cell death at significantly lower concentrations than free αB-crystallin mini-chaperone peptide. CONCLUSIONS: αA- and αB-crystallin mini-chaperones offer protection to hfRPE cells and inhibit caspase-3 activation. The oligopeptide transporters SOPT1 and SOPT2 mediate the uptake of these peptides in RPE cells. Nanodelivery of αB-crystallin-derived mini-chaperone peptide offers an alternative approach for protection of hfRPE cells from oxidant injury.
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