scholarly journals Melatonin Alleviates Microglia-Mediated Neuroinflammation By Suppressing NLRP3 Inflammasome-Mediated Pyroptosis Via ROS/mtDNA/STING Pathway After Spinal Cord Injury

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Wang ◽  
Haiyuan Yang ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
Minghao Shao ◽  
Haocheng Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome ◽  
Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Sting Pathway

Abstract BackgroundMicroglia pyroptosis-induced neuroinflammation has been one of the potential treatment targets for spinal cord injury (SCI). And melatonin is reported to have anti-neuroinflammation effect on SCI, but the underlying mechanism is largely unexplored. In addition, the potential regulatory role of stimulator of interferon genes (STING) mediated innate immune response in the SCI-induced neuroinflammation also remains unknown. The aim of this study is to identify the potential molecular mechanism of the anti-neuroinflammation effect of melatonin in SCI mice and to explore whether STING-mediated signal pathway is involved in this pharmacological process. MethodsIn vivo, the C57BL/6 female mice underwent SCI injury or Sham surgery (laminectomy alone). Melatonin and selective STING antagonist C-176 were administered intraperitoneally after injury in the SCI group once a day for 3 or 28 consecutive days for different experiments. The BMS score system was adopted to assess the motor function of mice. In vitro, the Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/ATP was combinedly used to induce cell pyroptosis in BV2 microglia and the adenovirus was used to overexpress STING. A series of molecular experiments including Western blot (WB), quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunofluorescence (IF) were performed in vivo and in vitro. ResultsOur results showed that melatonin effectively suppressed NLRP3 inflammasome-induced pyroptosis and STING-mediated pathway after SCI. In addition, C-176 also alleviated the NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis and promoted functional recovery in vivo. In vitro, we also found that melatonin abrogated NLRP3 inflammasome activation in LPS/ATP-induced BV2 cells, while overexpression of STING reversed the anti-pyroptotic role of melatonin. Subsequent results together indicated that the role of melatonin on STING-dependent NLRP3 inflammasome activation may be mediated by decreasing ROS production and cytosolic mtDNA release. ConclusionThis study preliminarily demonstrated that melatonin exerts its anti-neuroinflammation role on SCI by alleviating the NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis, which was mediated by blocking the ROS/mtDNA/STING pathway. It provides us a better understanding of the pathological mechanism after SCI and offer experiment evidence to promote the use of melatonin for SCI.

scholarly journals Entinostat Improves Motor Function and Neuronal Damage Via Downregulating NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation After Spinal Cord Injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Dai ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
Bibo Peng ◽  
Bo Qu ◽  
Jiezhi Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Inflammatory Response ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome ◽  
Neuronal Damage ◽  
Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Cord Injury

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI), a major public health problem, has no effective treatment. A large number of studies have confirmed that histone deacetylases (HDACs) are involved in the physiologic processes that occur following SCI. We tried to uncover the potential neuroprotective role of entinostat (a class I HDAC inhibitor) in SCI.Methods: We conducted a study on a preclinical mouse model of SCI and OGD-induced neuronal damage to present the role of entinostat by the analysis of motor function, histopathologic damage, local NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and neuronal damage.Results: The results showed that entinostat suppressed HDAC activation (including HDAC1 and HDAC3 expression), improved the grip strength and BMS score, spinal edema, cell death, and local NLRP3 inflammasome activation in the spinal cord following SCI. Furthermore, entinostat significantly increased OGD-inhibited neuronal activity and decreased PI-positive cells, HDAC activation, caspase-1 activation, IL-1β and IL-18 levels, and NLRP3 expression.Conclusion: In summary, we first documented that entinostat improved the motor function, histopathologic damage, and local inflammatory response and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in the spinal cord following SCI and also presented the neuroprotective role of OGD-induced neuronal damage via the NLRP3 inflammasome. Thus, our study has the potential to reveal the interaction between the HDAC and NLRP3 inflammasome in the pathologic process as well as SCI and further promote the clinical indications of HDACi entinostat and clinical treatment for the inflammatory response after SCI.

scholarly journals Inhibitory Role of Berberine, an Isoquinoline Alkaloid, on NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (20) ◽  
pp. 6238
Author(s):  
Paromita Sarbadhikary ◽  
Blassan P. George ◽  
Heidi Abrahamse
Keyword(s):  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
In Vivo Studies ◽  
Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Inflammatory Disorders ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

The pyrin domain-containing multiprotein complex NLRP3 inflammasome, consisting of the NLRP3 protein, ASC adaptor, and procaspase-1, plays a vital role in the pathophysiology of several inflammatory disorders, including neurological and metabolic disorders, chronic inflammatory diseases, and cancer. Several phytochemicals act as promising anti-inflammatory agents and are usually regarded to have potential applications as complementary or alternative therapeutic agents against chronic inflammatory disorders. Various in vitro and in vivo studies have reported the anti-inflammatory role of berberine (BRB), an organic heteropentacyclic phytochemical and natural isoquinoline, in inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent inflammation against many disorders. This review summarizes the mechanism and regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and its involvement in inflammatory diseases, and discusses the current scientific evidence on the repressive role of BRB on NLRP3 inflammasome pathways along with the possible mechanism(s) and their potential in counteracting various inflammatory diseases.

scholarly journals Melatonin protects spinal cord injury by up-regulating IGFBP3 through the improvement of microcirculation in a rat model

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (55) ◽  
pp. 32072-32080
Author(s):  
Kun Wang ◽  
Meng Li ◽  
Linyu Jin ◽  
Chao Deng ◽  
Zhi Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Rat Model ◽  
Cord Injury

The present study was aimed at the investigation of the effects of melatonin on spinal cord injury (SCI) and the role of IGFBP3 in SCI both in vivo and in vitro.

scholarly journals CD73 alleviates GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis in spinal cord injury through PI3K/AKT/Foxo1 signaling

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shun Xu ◽  
Minghao Shao ◽  
Xiaosheng Ma ◽  
Jianyuan Jiang ◽  
Fan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Transcriptional Level ◽  
Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Bv2 Cells ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Regulatory Loop

Abstract Background: Neuroinflammation-induced secondary injury is responsible for the sustained progression of spinal cord injury (SCI). Inflammatory programmed cell death or pyroptosis triggered by the pore-forming protein gasdermin D (GSDMD) is an essential step in neuroinflammation. The aim of this study was to determine the role of the immunosuppressive receptor CD73 in GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis following SCI. Methods: CD73 deficient mice and LPS-stimulated BV2 cells were respectively used as the in vivo and in vitro models of microglial pyroptosis. Molecular and histological assays were performed to assess pyroptosis and inflammasome activation, and to explore the underlying mechanisms.Results: CD73 inhibited the NLRP3 inflammasome and GSDMD, and decreased pyroptosis in the microglia via the adenosine-A2B adenosine receptor (AR)-PI3K-AKT-FOXO1 pathway. Specifically, CD73 suppressed GSDMD at the transcriptional level through FOXO1. Furthermore, HIF-1α accumulation after SCI upregulated CD73, which in turn increased the expression of HIF-1α, resulting in a positive feedback regulatory loop.Conclusion: CD73 alleviates microglial pyroptosis after SCI by inhibiting GSDMD via the adenosine- A2BAR-PI3K-AKT-FOXO1 pathway.

scholarly journals Atractylenolide I Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer via Suppressing Drp1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fission

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Qin ◽  
Yanwei Yu ◽  
Chendong Yang ◽  
Zhuien Wang ◽  
Yi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome ◽  
Lentiviral Vector ◽  
Mitochondrial Fission ◽  
Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Atractylenolide I ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an important high-risk factor that promotes the occurrence and development of colon cancer. Research on the mechanism of regulating NLRP3 can provide potential targets for treating NLRP3 inflammasome–related diseases and changing the inflammatory potential of immune cells. In this study, the effects of atractylenolide I on colitis-associated CRC (caCRC) and inflammasome activation were investigated both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, the role of atractylenolide I on Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission was analyzed via Western blotting and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Moreover, the Drp1 overexpression lentiviral vector was used to study the role of Drp1 on the signaling mechanisms of atractylenolide I. Atractylenolide I treatment significantly reduced the cell viability of human HCT116 and SW480 cells and induced apoptosis, and effectively inhibited colon tumors in the AOM/DSS mouse model. The reduction of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and excessive fission of mitochondria mediated by Drp1 were associated with the administration of atractylenolide I. Upregulation of Drp1 reversed the inhibitory effect of atractylenolide I on the activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes. Overexpressing the Drp1 expression counteracted the restraint of atractylenolide I on the release of IL-1β of LPS/DSS-stimulated BMDMs. Atractylenolide I inhibited NLRP3 and caspase-1 expression in mice BMDMs, with no influence in the Drp1-overexpressed BMDMs. These results demonstrated that atractylenolide I inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation in colitis-associated colorectal cancer via suppressing Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission.

The role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in the neuroinflammatory responses to Ag2Se quantum dots in microglia

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (43) ◽  
pp. 20820-20836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianshu Wu ◽  
Xue Liang ◽  
Keyu He ◽  
Tingting Wei ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome ◽  
Inflammatory Cytokine ◽  
Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Activated Microglia ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation

Ag2Se QD exposure activated microglia followed by pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β release in vivo and in vitro through NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

Microcystin-LR Induces NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation via FOXO1 Phosphorylation, Resulting in Interleukin-1β Secretion and Pyroptosis in Hepatocytes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yali Zhang ◽  
Peipei Zhu ◽  
Xiaofeng Wu ◽  
Tianli Yuan ◽  
Zhangyao Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome ◽  
Interleukin 1Β ◽  
Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Inflammatory Injury ◽  
Nlrp3 Inflammasome Activation ◽  
Phosphatase 2A ◽  
Related Proteins

Abstract Microcystin-LR (MC-LR), the most common and toxic microcystin (MC) present in freshwater, poses a substantial threat to human health, especially hepatotoxicity. Recent evidence reveals that the NLRP3 inflammasome plays an important role in liver injury by activating caspase-1 to promote interleukin-1β (IL-1β) secretion. In this study, we investigated the possible role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in MC-LR-induced mouse liver inflammatory injury. We found that MC-LR administered to mice by oral gavage mainly accumulated in liver and induced the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and production of mature IL-1β. Additionally, we observed an increase in the levels of NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins and the proportion of pyroptosis in MC-LR-treated AML-12 cells. We also found that inhibition of NLRP3 in mice attenuated MC-LR-induced IL-1β production, indicating an essential role for NLRP3 in MC-LR-induced liver inflammatory injury. In addition, we found that inhibition of FOXO1 by AKT-mediated hyperphosphorylation, due to protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) inhibition, is required for MC-LR-induced expression of NLRP3. Taken together, our in vivo and in vitro findings suggest a model in which the NLRP3 inflammasome activation, a result of AKT-mediated hyperphosphorylation of FOXO1 through inhibition of PP2A, plays a key role in MC-LR–induced liver inflammatory injury via IL-1β secretion and pyroptotic cell death.

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