Research Article

Melatonin Antagonizes Nickel-Induced Aerobic Glycolysis by Blocking ROS-Mediated HIF-1α/miR210/ISCU Axis Activation

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Effects of melatonin on nickel-induced HIF-1α accumulation. The levels of HIF-1α protein in cells exposed to nickel with or without melatonin were evaluated by western blot (a). HIF-1α expression was silenced by transfection with RNAi construct. The effects of melatonin on nickel-caused alternation of HIF-1α (b), miR210 (c), and ISCU1/2 (d) were evaluated under condition of HIF-1α knockdown. compared with the nickel-free control group, and # compared with the same nickel concentration but with the melatonin-free group.
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