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Yan Z, Jin Y, An Z, Liu Y, Samet JM, Wu W. Inflammatory cell signaling following exposures to particulate matter and ozone. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1860:2826-34. [PMID: 27015762 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Particulate matter (PM) and ozone (O3) are two major ambient air pollutants. Epidemiological and toxicological studies have demonstrated exposure to these pollutants is associated with a variety of adverse health effects, including cardiovascular and respiratory disease, in which inflammation is believed to be a common and essential factor. SCOPE OF REVIEW This review mainly focuses on major inflammatory cell signaling pathways triggered by exposure to PM and O3. The receptors covered in this review include the EGF receptor, toll like receptor, and NOD-like receptor. Intracellular signaling protein kinases depicted in this review are phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinases. Activation of antioxidant and inflammatory transcription factors such as NrF2 and NFκB induced by PM and O3 is also discussed. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Exposure to PM or O3 can activate cellular signaling networks including membrane receptors, intracellular kinases and phosphatases, and transcription factors that regulate inflammatory responses. While PM-induced cell signaling is associated with resultant ROS, O3-induced cell signaling implicates phosphates. Notably, the cellular signaling induced by PM and O3 exposure varies with cell type and physiochemical properties of these pollutants. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Cellular signaling plays a critical role in the regulation of inflammatory pathogenesis. Elucidation of cellular signaling pathways initiated by PM or O3 cannot only help to uncover the mechanisms of air pollutant toxicity but also provide clues for development of interventional measures against air pollution-induced disorders. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Air Pollution, edited by Wenjun Ding, Andrew J. Ghio and Weidong Wu.
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- Zhen Yan
- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, PR China
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- College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province 450001, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, PR China; Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Effects and Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, PR China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, PR China; Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Effects and Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, PR China
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- Environmental Public Health Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, PR China; Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Environmental Effects and Intervention, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, PR China; Henan Collaborative Innovation Center of Molecular Diagnosis and Laboratory Medicine, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan Province 453003, PR China.
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Gao Q, Zhang Y, Han C, Hu X, Zhang H, Xu X, Tian J, Liu Y, Ding Y, Liu J, Wang C, Guo Z, Yang Y, Cao X. Blockade of CD47 ameliorates autoimmune inflammation in CNS by suppressing IL-1-triggered infiltration of pathogenic Th17 cells. J Autoimmun 2016; 69:74-85. [PMID: 26994903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2016.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The migration of Th17 cells into central nervous system (CNS) tissue is the key pathogenic step in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model. However, the mechanism underlying the pathogenic Th17 cell migration remains elusive. Here we report that blockade of CD47 with CD47-Fc fusion protein is effective in preventing and curing EAE by impairing infiltration of Th17 cells into CNS. However, CD47 deficiency does not directly impair the migration of Th17 cells. Mechanistic studies showed that CD47 deficiency inhibited degradation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in proteasome of macrophages by Src activation and led to the increased nitric oxide (NO) production. Then NO suppressed inflammasome activation-induced IL-1β production. This lower IL-1β reduces the expression of IL-1R1 and migration-related chemokine receptors on CD47(-/-) Th17 cells, inhibiting the ability of Th17 cells to infiltrate into the CNS of CD47(-/-) mice and therefore suppressing EAE development. In vivo administration of exogenous IL-1β indeed promoted the infiltration CD47(-/-) Th17 cells into CNS and antagonized the protective role of CD47 deficiency in EAE pathogenesis. Our results demonstrate a potential preventive and therapeutic application of CD47 blockade in controlling EAE development.
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- Qiangguo Gao
- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China; Department of Cell Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Immunology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Immunology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Medical Immunology & Institute of Immunology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China; National Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology & Department of Immunology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100005, China; Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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NLRP3 Inflammasome Plays an Important Role in the Pathogenesis of Collagen-Induced Arthritis. Mediators Inflamm 2016; 2016:9656270. [PMID: 27034595 PMCID: PMC4807043 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9656270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Revised: 01/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective. To investigate the relationship between NLRP3 and the pathogenesis of collagen-induced arthritis. Methods. We used the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mouse model. The mice were divided into two groups: the model group (CIA, n = 16) and the control group (Normal, n = 8). The mice were sacrificed seven weeks after immunization. The arthritis score and imaging evaluation (X-rays, Micro-CT, and MRI) were performed. Synovial tissue NLRP3 expression and peripheral blood cytokine levels were analyzed. Results. The arthritis score (6.00 ± 2.52), imaging score (4.63 ± 0.92), and synovial tissue NLRP3 expression (4.00 ± 2.03) significantly increased in the CIA mice. The expression of synovial NLRP3 was positively correlated with arthritis clinical and radiographic scores (r = 0.792 and r = 0.669, resp.). Conclusions. The synovial NLRP3 expression increased at the early onset of RA. Synovial NLRP3 expression level was correlated with the clinical arthritis severity and extent of radiological destruction, suggesting that NLRP3 is involved in the pathogenesis of RA.
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Sohn J, Hur S. Filament assemblies in foreign nucleic acid sensors. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2016; 37:134-44. [PMID: 26859869 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Helical filamentous assembly is ubiquitous in biology, but was only recently realized to be broadly employed in the innate immune system of vertebrates. Accumulating evidence suggests that the filamentous assemblies and helical oligomerization play important roles in detection of foreign nucleic acids and activation of the signaling pathways to produce antiviral and inflammatory mediators. In this review, we focus on the helical assemblies observed in the signaling pathways of RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) and AIM2-like receptors (ALRs). We describe ligand-dependent oligomerization of receptor, receptor-dependent oligomerization of signaling adaptor molecules, and their functional implications and regulations.
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- Jungsan Sohn
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Inflammasomes are multi-protein signaling platforms that upon activation trigger the maturation of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18, and cell death. Inflammasome sensors detect microbial and host-derived molecules. Here, we review the mechanisms of inflammasome activation triggered by bacterial infection, primarily focusing on two model intracellular bacterial pathogens, Francisella novicida and Salmonella typhimurium. We discuss the complex relationship between bacterial recognition through direct and indirect detection by inflammasome sensors. We highlight regulation mechanisms that potentiate or limit inflammasome activation. We discuss the importance of caspase-1 and caspase-11 in host defense, and we examine the downstream consequences of inflammasome activation within the context of bacterial infections.
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- Kelly M Storek
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Lu P, Hontecillas R, Abedi V, Kale S, Leber A, Heltzel C, Langowski M, Godfrey V, Philipson C, Tubau-Juni N, Carbo A, Girardin S, Uren A, Bassaganya-Riera J. Modeling-Enabled Characterization of Novel NLRX1 Ligands. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0145420. [PMID: 26714018 PMCID: PMC4694766 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing (NLR) family are intracellular sentinels of cytosolic homeostasis that orchestrate immune and inflammatory responses in infectious and immune-mediated diseases. NLRX1 is a mitochondrial-associated NOD-like receptor involved in the modulation of immune and metabolic responses. This study utilizes molecular docking approaches to investigate the structure of NLRX1 and experimentally assesses binding to naturally occurring compounds from several natural product and lipid databases. Screening of compound libraries predicts targeting of NLRX1 by conjugated trienes, polyketides, prenol lipids, sterol lipids, and coenzyme A-containing fatty acids for activating the NLRX1 pathway. The ligands of NLRX1 were identified by docking punicic acid (PUA), eleostearic acid (ESA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to the C-terminal fragment of the human NLRX1 (cNLRX1). Their binding and that of positive control RNA to cNLRX1 were experimentally determined by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy. In addition, the ligand binding sites of cNLRX1 were predicted in silico and validated experimentally. Target mutagenesis studies demonstrate that mutation of 4 critical residues ASP677, PHE680, PHE681, and GLU684 to alanine resulted in diminished affinity of PUA, ESA, and DHA to NLRX1. Consistent with the regulatory actions of NLRX1 on the NF-κB pathway, treatment of bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDM)s with PUA and DHA suppressed NF-κB activity in a NLRX1 dependent mechanism. In addition, a series of pre-clinical efficacy studies were performed using a mouse model of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis. Our findings showed that the regulatory function of PUA on colitis is NLRX1 dependent. Thus, we identified novel small molecules that bind to NLRX1 and exert anti-inflammatory actions.
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- Pinyi Lu
- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- BioTherapeutics, 1800 Kraft Drive, Suite 200, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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- BioTherapeutics, 1800 Kraft Drive, Suite 200, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 20057, United States of America
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- The Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
- Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Laboratory (www.nimml.org), Virginia Bioinformatics Institute, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, United States of America
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Sharma D, Parameswaran N. Multifaceted role of β-arrestins in inflammation and disease. Genes Immun 2015; 16:499-513. [PMID: 26378652 PMCID: PMC4670277 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2015.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Arrestins are intracellular scaffolding proteins known to regulate a range of biochemical processes including G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) desensitization, signal attenuation, receptor turnover and downstream signaling cascades. Their roles in regulation of signaling network have lately been extended to receptors outside of the GPCR family, demonstrating their roles as important scaffolding proteins in various physiological processes including proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Recent studies have demonstrated a critical role for arrestins in immunological processes including key functions in inflammatory signaling pathways. In this review, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the different functions of the arrestin family of proteins especially related to immunity and inflammatory diseases.
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- Deepika Sharma
- Department of Physiology and Division of Pathology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824
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- Department of Physiology and Division of Pathology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824
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Specific HDAC6 inhibition by ACY-738 reduces SLE pathogenesis in NZB/W mice. Clin Immunol 2015; 162:58-73. [PMID: 26604012 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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We sought to determine if a selective HDAC6 inhibitor (ACY-738) decreases disease in NZB/W mice. From 22 to 38weeks-of-age, mice were injected intraperitoneally with 5 or 20mg/kg of ACY-738, or vehicle control. Body weight and proteinuria were measured every 2weeks, while sera anti-dsDNA, Ig isotypes, and cytokine levels were measured every 4weeks. Kidney disease was determined by evaluation of sera, urine, immune complex deposition, and renal pathology. Flow cytometric analysis assessed thymic, splenic, bone marrow, and peripheral lymphocyte differentiation patterns. Our results showed HDAC6 inhibition decreased SLE disease by inhibiting immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis, sera anti-dsDNA levels, and inflammatory cytokine production and increasing splenic Treg cells. Inhibition of HDAC6 increased the percentage of cells in the early-stage developmental fractions of both pro- and pre-B cells. These results suggest that specific HDAC6 inhibition may be able to decrease SLE disease by altering aberrant T and B cell differentiation.
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Panchanathan R, Liu H, Leung YK, Ho SM, Choubey D. Bisphenol A (BPA) stimulates the interferon signaling and activates the inflammasome activity in myeloid cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2015; 415:45-55. [PMID: 26277401 PMCID: PMC4581997 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Environmental factors contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which exhibits a strong female bias (female-to-male ratio 9:1). However, the molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. Because a feedforward loop between the female sex hormone estrogen (E2) and type I interferon (IFN-α/β)-signaling induces the expression of certain p200-family proteins (such as murine p202 and human IFI16) that regulate innate immune responses and modify lupus susceptibility, we investigated whether treatment of myeloid cells with bisphenol A (BPA), an environmental estrogen, could regulate the p200-family proteins and activate innate immune responses. We found that treatment of murine bone marrow-derived cells (BMCs) and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells with BPA induced the expression of ERα and IFN-β, activated the IFN-signaling, and stimulated the expression of the p202 and IFI16 proteins. Further, the treatment increased levels of the NLRP3 inflammasome and stimulated its activity. Accordingly, BPA-treatment of BMCs from non lupus-prone C57BL/6 and the lupus-prone (NZB×NZW)F1 mice activated the type I IFN-signaling, induced the expression of p202, and activated an inflammasome activity. Our study demonstrates that BPA-induced signaling in the murine and human myeloid cells stimulates the type I IFN-signaling that results in an induction of the p202 and IFI16 innate immune sensors for the cytosolic DNA and activates an inflammasome activity. These observations provide novel molecular insights into the role of environmental BPA exposures in potentiating the development of certain autoimmune diseases such as SLE.
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- Ravichandran Panchanathan
- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 3223 Eden Avenue, P. O. Box-670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 3223 Eden Avenue, P. O. Box-670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 3223 Eden Avenue, P. O. Box-670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 3223 Eden Avenue, P. O. Box-670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 3223 Eden Avenue, P. O. Box-670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA; Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USA.
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Heymann MC, Rabe S, Ruß S, Kapplusch F, Schulze F, Stein R, Winkler S, Hedrich CM, Rösen-Wolff A, Hofmann SR. Fluorescent tags influence the enzymatic activity and subcellular localization of procaspase-1. Clin Immunol 2015; 160:172-9. [PMID: 26025004 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2015.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 05/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Subcellular localization studies and life cell imaging approaches usually benefit from fusion-reporter proteins, such as enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) and mCherry to the proteins of interest. However, such manipulations have several risks, including protein misfolding, altered protein shuttling, or functional impairment when compared to the wild-type proteins. Here, we demonstrate altered subcellular distribution and function of the pro-inflammatory enzyme procaspase-1 as a result of fusion with the reporter protein mCherry. Our observations are of central importance to further investigations of subcellular behavior and possible protein-protein interactions of naturally occurring genetic variants of human procaspase-1 which have recently been linked to autoinflammatory disorders.
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- Michael C Heymann
- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
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Freeman LC, Ting JPY. The pathogenic role of the inflammasome in neurodegenerative diseases. J Neurochem 2015; 136 Suppl 1:29-38. [PMID: 26119245 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The inflammasome is a large macromolecular complex that contains multiple copies of a receptor or sensor of pathogen-derived or damage-derived molecular patterns, pro-caspase-1, and an adaptor called ASC (apoptotic speck containing protein with a CARD), which results in caspase-1 maturation. Caspase-1 then mediates the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β and IL-18. These cytokines play critical roles in mediating immune responses during inflammation and innate immunity. Broader studies of the inflammasome over the years have implicated their roles in the pathogenesis of a variety of inflammatory diseases. Recently, studies have shown that the inflammasome modulates neuroinflammatory cells and the initial stages of neuroinflammation. A secondary cascade of events associated with neuroinflammation (such as oxidative stress) has been shown to activate the inflammasome, making the inflammasome a promising therapeutic target in the modulation of neurodegenerative diseases. This review will focus on the pathogenic role that inflammasomes play in neurologic diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, and multiple sclerosis. We here review the role of the inflammasome in the pathogenesis of traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI is initiated by physical force exerted to head, resulting in neuronal injury and death. Primary insult is followed by a secondary cascade of events following neuroinflammation such as mitochondrial dysfunction, production of reactive oxygen species, potassium effluxes, and release of circulating DNA. These events can potentially trigger the activation of NLRP3, NLRP1, and AIM2 during TBI but have yet to be confirmed (dashed lines). NLRP3, NLRP1, and AIM2 associate with the adaptor protein ASC, which initiates the cleavage of pro-caspase-1 to the mature form of caspase-1 which cleaves pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18 into their mature forms of IL-1β and IL-18.
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- Leslie C Freeman
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Genetics, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Inflammatory Diseases, Center for Translational Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Huang X, Li J, Dorta-Estremera S, Di Domizio J, Anthony SM, Watowich SS, Popkin D, Liu Z, Brohawn P, Yao Y, Schluns KS, Lanier LL, Cao W. Neutrophils Regulate Humoral Autoimmunity by Restricting Interferon-γ Production via the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species. Cell Rep 2015; 12:1120-32. [PMID: 26257170 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Here, we examine the mechanism by which plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) and type I interferons promote humoral autoimmunity. In an amyloid-induced experimental autoimmune model, neutrophil depletion enhanced anti-nuclear antibody development, which correlated with heightened IFN-γ production by natural killer (NK) cells. IFN-α/β produced by pDCs activated NK cells via IL-15 induction. Neutrophils released reactive oxygen species (ROS), which negatively modulated the levels of IL-15, thereby inhibiting IFN-γ production. Mice deficient in NADPH oxidase 2 produced increased amounts of IFN-γ and developed augmented titers of autoantibodies. Both the pDC-IFN-α/β pathway and IFN-γ were indispensable in stimulating humoral autoimmunity. Male NZB/W F1 mice expressed higher levels of superoxide than their female lupus-prone siblings, and depletion of neutrophils resulted in spontaneous NK cell and autoimmune B cell activation. Our findings suggest a regulatory role for neutrophils in vivo and highlight the importance of an NK-IFN-γ axis downstream of the pDC-IFN-α/β pathway in systemic autoimmunity.
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- Xinfang Huang
- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200001, China
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- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA
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- MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA
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- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Immunology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA; The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Halaris A. Neurological disorders, depression and inflammation: is there a common link? FUTURE NEUROLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.2217/fnl.15.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To understand the origin of co-morbidity between neurological disorders and depressive illness, a multifactorial model is in order. Diverse approaches have been undertaken to elucidate the co-morbidity. Of these, the concept that inflammatory processes contribute to brain-related pathologies has been gaining traction. Inflammatory processes have been identified in most, if not all, neurological conditions. Similarly, major depressive disorder has been associated with a chronic proinflammatory status. Activation of the immune response can alter neurotransmission leading, among others, to serotonin deficiency, and increased production of neurotoxic substances contributing to primary disease progression. Therefore, inflammatory factors might serve as biomarkers to predict and ultimately prevent the development and progression of neuropsychiatric disorders as well as to identify the most efficacious treatments.
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- Angelos Halaris
- Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Gualdoni GA, Lingscheid T, Schmetterer KG, Hennig A, Steinberger P, Zlabinger GJ. Azithromycin inhibits IL-1 secretion and non-canonical inflammasome activation. Sci Rep 2015; 5:12016. [PMID: 26152605 PMCID: PMC4495566 DOI: 10.1038/srep12016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Deregulation of inflammasome activation was recently identified to be involved in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases. Although macrolide antibiotics display well described immunomodulatory properties, presumably involved in their clinical effects, their impact on inflammasome activation has not been investigated. We compared the influence of macrolides on cytokine induction in human monocytes. The role of intracellular azithromycin-accumulation was examined by interference with Ca++-dependent uptake. We have also analysed the signalling cascades involved in inflammasome activation, and substantiated the findings in a murine sepsis model. Azithromycin, but not clarithromycin or roxithromycin, specifically inhibited IL-1α and IL-1β secretion upon LPS stimulation. Interference with Ca++-dependent uptake abolished the cytokine-modulatory effect, suggesting a role of intracellular azithromycin accumulation in the modulatory role of this macrolide. Azithromycin’s inhibiting effects were observed upon LPS, but not upon flagellin, stimulation. Consistent with this observation, we found impaired induction of the LPS-sensing caspase-4 whereas NF-κB signalling was unaffected. Furthermore, azithromycin specifically affected IL-1β levels in a murine endotoxin sepsis model. We provide the first evidence of a differential impact of macrolides on the inflammasome/IL-1β axis, which may be of relevance in inflammasome-driven diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma.
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- Guido A Gualdoni
- Institute of Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Immunology, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Sester DP, Sagulenko V, Thygesen SJ, Cridland JA, Loi YS, Cridland SO, Masters SL, Genske U, Hornung V, Andoniou CE, Sweet MJ, Degli-Esposti MA, Schroder K, Stacey KJ. Deficient NLRP3 and AIM2 Inflammasome Function in Autoimmune NZB Mice. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 195:1233-41. [PMID: 26116505 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 06/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Inflammasomes are protein complexes that promote caspase activation, resulting in processing of IL-1β and cell death, in response to infection and cellular stresses. Inflammasomes have been anticipated to contribute to autoimmunity. The New Zealand Black (NZB) mouse develops anti-erythrocyte Abs and is a model of autoimmune hemolytic anemia. These mice also develop anti-nuclear Abs typical of lupus. In this article, we show that NZB macrophages have deficient inflammasome responses to a DNA virus and fungal infection. Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome responses are compromised in NZB by high expression of the AIM 2 antagonist protein p202, and consequently NZB cells had low IL-1β output in response to both transfected DNA and mouse CMV infection. Surprisingly, we also found that a second inflammasome system, mediated by the NLR family, pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) initiating protein, was completely lacking in NZB cells. This was due to a point mutation in an intron of the Nlrp3 gene in NZB mice, which generates a novel splice acceptor site. This leads to incorporation of a pseudoexon with a premature stop codon. The lack of full-length NLRP3 protein results in NZB being effectively null for Nlrp3, with no production of bioactive IL-1β in response to NLRP3 stimuli, including infection with Candida albicans. Thus, this autoimmune strain harbors two inflammasome deficiencies, mediated through quite distinct mechanisms. We hypothesize that the inflammasome deficiencies in NZB alter the interaction of the host with both microflora and pathogens, promoting prolonged production of cytokines that contribute to development of autoantibodies.
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- David P Sester
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia;
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville 3052, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Hospital, University of Bonn, 53127, Bonn, Germany
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- Immunology and Virology Program, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Experimental Immunology, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands 6009, Western Australia, Australia; and
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- Immunology and Virology Program, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Experimental Immunology, Lions Eye Institute, Nedlands 6009, Western Australia, Australia; and
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia; Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Queensland, Australia
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Inflammasomes and human autoimmunity: A comprehensive review. J Autoimmun 2015; 61:1-8. [PMID: 26005048 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2015.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Inflammasomes are multi-protein complexes composed of a NOD-like receptor (NLR)/an AIM-like receptor (ALR), the adapter molecule apoptosis-associated speck-like protein that contains a CARD (ASC), and caspase-1. Active caspase-1 cleaves pro-IL-1β and pro-IL-18 to IL-1β and IL-18, resulting in inflammation. Genetic mutations in inflammasomes were first recognized to result in autoinflammatory diseases, which are characterized by the absence of both autoantibodies and autoreactive-T/B cells. However, there is increasing attention being placed on genetic polymorphisms that are involved in the components of inflammasomes, and these have implications for innate immunity and the natural history of autoimmune diseases. For example, while the NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 1 (NLRP1) haplotypes contributes to susceptibility to developing vitiligo; there are other single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that alters the susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Indeed, there are multiple factors that contribute to lowering the threshold of immunity and inflammasomes play a key role in this threshold. For example, IL-1β and IL-18 further perpetuate Th17 responses and endothelial cell damage, which potentiate a number of autoimmune diseases, including synovitis in RA, cardiovascular disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). There is also increasing data on the role of innate immunity in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), in lupus nephritis, and in a variety of autoimmune pathologies in which activation of the innate immune system is the driver for the adaptive system. Indeed, it is likely that the chronic pathology of autoimmunity is mediated in part by otherwise innocent bystander cells, augmented by inflammasomes.
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Saavedra PHV, Demon D, Van Gorp H, Lamkanfi M. Protective and detrimental roles of inflammasomes in disease. Semin Immunopathol 2015; 37:313-22. [PMID: 25895577 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-015-0485-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Over recent years, inflammasomes have emerged as key regulators of immune and inflammatory responses. They induce programmed cell death and direct the release of danger signals and the inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. The concerted actions of inflammasomes are of utmost importance for responding adequately to harmful environmental agents and infections. However, deregulated inflammasome signaling is increasingly linked to a diversity of human pathologies, including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and rare, hereditary periodic fever syndromes. In this review, we discuss recent insight in the protective and detrimental roles of inflammasomes in selected infectious, autoinflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and cover clinically approved therapies that interfere with inflammasome signaling. These findings highlight the importance of fine-balancing the Ying and Yang activities of inflammasomes for sustained homeostasis and suggest that further understanding of inflammasome mechanisms may offer new cures for human diseases.
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- Pedro H V Saavedra
- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Albert Baertsoenkaai 3, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium
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Lukens JR, Gurung P, Shaw PJ, Barr MJ, Zaki MH, Brown SA, Vogel P, Chi H, Kanneganti TD. The NLRP12 Sensor Negatively Regulates Autoinflammatory Disease by Modulating Interleukin-4 Production in T Cells. Immunity 2015; 42:654-64. [PMID: 25888258 PMCID: PMC4412374 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Missense mutations in the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor pyrin domain containing family of gene 12 (Nlrp12) are associated with periodic fever syndromes and atopic dermatitis in humans. Here, we have demonstrated a crucial role for NLRP12 in negatively regulating pathogenic T cell responses. Nlrp12(-/-) mice responded to antigen immunization with hyperinflammatory T cell responses. Furthermore, transfer of CD4(+)CD45RB(hi)Nlrp12(-/-) T cells into immunodeficient mice led to more severe colitis and atopic dermatitis. NLRP12 deficiency did not, however, cause exacerbated ascending paralysis during experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE); instead, Nlrp12(-/-) mice developed atypical neuroinflammatory symptoms that were characterized by ataxia and loss of balance. Enhanced T-cell-mediated interleukin-4 (IL-4) production promotes the development of atypical EAE disease in Nlrp12(-/-) mice. These results define an unexpected role for NLRP12 as an intrinsic negative regulator of T-cell-mediated immunity and identify altered NF-κB regulation and IL-4 production as key mediators of NLRP12-associated disease.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Ataxia/genetics
- Ataxia/immunology
- Ataxia/pathology
- Autoimmunity
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/pathology
- Colitis/genetics
- Colitis/immunology
- Colitis/pathology
- Dendritic Cells/immunology
- Dendritic Cells/pathology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/genetics
- Dermatitis, Atopic/immunology
- Dermatitis, Atopic/pathology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/genetics
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
- Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Immunity, Cellular
- Interleukin-4/genetics
- Interleukin-4/immunology
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics
- Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/immunology
- Macrophages/immunology
- Macrophages/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- NF-kappa B/genetics
- NF-kappa B/immunology
- Signal Transduction
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- John R Lukens
- Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA; Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG), Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Animal Resources Center and the Veterinary Pathology Core, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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- Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
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Kawarski M, Hagerman TK, Karver CE. Lazaroids U83836E and U74389G are potent, time-dependent inhibitors of caspase-1. Chem Biol Drug Des 2015; 86:1049-54. [PMID: 25871734 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.12572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Caspase-1 is involved in inflammatory processes and is overactive in autoimmunity and autoinflammation. Antioxidant small molecules also play a role in the immune response by decreasing inflammation. An 84-membered library of pro- and antioxidant small molecules was screened for potential inhibitors of caspase-1. Thirteen compounds were discovered to reduce the activity of caspase-1 below 30%. The most potent inhibitors were lazaroid antioxidant molecules, U83836E (B8) and U74389G (B9), displaying apparent Ki values of 48.0 and 50.0 nm, respectively. Both demonstrated a time-dependent and reversible inhibition.
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- Margaret Kawarski
- Department of Chemistry, DePaul University, 1110 W Belden Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, DePaul University, 1110 W Belden Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, DePaul University, 1110 W Belden Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614, USA
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The expression of NLRP3, NLRP1 and AIM2 in the gingival tissue of periodontitis patients: RT-PCR study and immunohistochemistry. Arch Oral Biol 2015; 60:948-58. [PMID: 25841070 DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 11/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Detecting the distribution and intensity of NLRP3, NLRP1 and AIM2 expression in different types of periodontitis gingival tissues. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 65 gingival tissues were collected from clinic and been divided into three groups: patients with chronic periodontitis (CP), patients with generalized aggressive periodontitis (G-AgP) and healthy control subjects. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to detect mRNA expression of NLRP3, NLRP1 and AIM2 in full-thickness tissue. In the meanwhile, immunohistochemistry was used to detect distribution of NLRP3, NLRP1 and AIM2 in the periodontal epithelium and in the connective tissue cells. RESULTS The overall intensity of NLRP3 expression was significantly higher in CP or G-AgP than healthy tissue. A more significant difference was observed in the periodontal epithelium layer. NLRP1 was barely expressed in the healthy and periodontitis gingival tissues, whereas AIM2 was expressed at a higher level in the chronic periodontitis group than others. CONCLUSION The NLRP3, NLRP1 and AIM2 proteins were differentially expressed in gingival tissues from patients with CP and G-AgP and may play vital roles in the progression of periodontal inflammation to different degrees. Our studies may provide a new direction for personalized periodontal treatment.
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Atanasova KR, Yilmaz Ö. Prelude to oral microbes and chronic diseases: past, present and future. Microbes Infect 2015; 17:473-83. [PMID: 25813714 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/10/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Associations between oral and systemic health are ancient. Oral opportunistic bacteria, particularly, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Fusobacterium nucleatum, have recently been deviated from their traditional roles as periodontal pathogens and arguably ascended to central players based on their participations in complex co-dependent mechanisms of diverse systemic chronic diseases risk and pathogenesis, including cancers, rheumatoid-arthritis, and diabetes.
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- Kalina R Atanasova
- Department of Periodontology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Department of Periodontology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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Harms RZ, Yarde DN, Guinn Z, Lorenzo-Arteaga KM, Corley KP, Cabrera MS, Sarvetnick NE. Increased expression of IL-18 in the serum and islets of type 1 diabetics. Mol Immunol 2015; 64:306-312. [PMID: 25576800 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2014.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease characterized by autoimmune-mediated destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells. Interleukin (IL)-18 is a pro-inflammatory cytokine implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of inflammatory diseases. Here, we analyzed IL-18 levels in the plasma of juveniles with T1D. Compared to control subjects, IL-18 levels were significantly elevated in patients with T1D. On the other hand, levels of IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP) and IL-37, two negative regulators of IL-18 function, remained unchanged when comparing T1D to control samples. Notably, however, although IL-18BP levels were not elevated, IL-18 and IL-18BP were found to be positively correlated in type 1 diabetics. Even so, free, unbound IL-18 remained significantly increased in diabetic patients. Additionally, correlation studies also revealed that IL-18 and IL-18BP are positively correlated with HbA1c levels in T1D patients, suggesting a potential link between IL-18 and metabolic control in these patients. Finally, we observed a significant increase in IL-18 protein expression within human pancreatic islet specimens collected from type 1 diabetics. These results further expand our knowledge of the role of IL-18 in T1D, may give insight into common pathogenic mechanisms associated with metabolic control in both T1D and T2D, and suggest that targeting this cytokine may improve therapeutic outcomes for T1D patients.
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- Robert Z Harms
- Department of Surgery-Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985965 NE Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5965, USA
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- Department of Surgery-Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985965 NE Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5965, USA
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- Department of Surgery-Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985965 NE Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5965, USA
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- Department of Surgery-Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985965 NE Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5965, USA
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital & Medical Center, 8200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114, USA
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital & Medical Center, 8200 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68114, USA
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- Department of Surgery-Transplant, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985965 NE Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5965, USA.,Holland Regenerative Medicine Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985965 NE Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5965, USA
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Guo W, Liu W, Jin B, Geng J, Li J, Ding H, Wu X, Xu Q, Sun Y, Gao J. Asiatic acid ameliorates dextran sulfate sodium-induced murine experimental colitis via suppressing mitochondria-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Int Immunopharmacol 2014; 24:232-238. [PMID: 25523461 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2014.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In the present study, the effect of asiatic acid, a natural triterpenoid compound, on murine experimental colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) and its possible mechanism were examined in vivo and vitro. Oral administration of asiatic acid dose-dependently attenuated the loss of body weight and shortening of colon length induced by DSS. The disease activity index, histopathologic scores of musco and myeloperoxidase activity were also significantly reduced by asiatic acid treatment. Protein and mRNA levels of DSS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines in colon, including TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and IFN-γ, were markedly suppressed by asiatic acid. At the same time, decreased activation of caspase-1 in peritoneal macrophages was detected in asiatic acid-treated mice, which suggested that the NLRP3 inflammasome activation was suppressed. In addition, we also found that asiatic acid dose-dependently inhibited IL-1β secretion, caspase-1 activation as well as inflammasome assembling in vitro. Furthermore, the mechanism of asiatic acid was related to the inhibition of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species generation and prevention of mitochondrial membrane potential collapse. Taken together, our results demonstrate the ability of asiatic acid to inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome activation and its potential usage in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.
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- Wenjie Guo
- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China; State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Han Kou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Han Kou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Han Kou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Han Kou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Han Kou Road, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, 22 Han Kou Road, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Liu HM, Wang KJ. Therapeutic effect of Captopril on rheumatoid arthritis in rats. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2014; 7:996-9. [DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(14)60175-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2014] [Revised: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Hau E, Vignon Pennamen MD, Battistella M, Saussine A, Bergis M, Cavelier-Balloy B, Janier M, Cordoliani F, Bagot M, Rybojad M, Bouaziz JD. Neutrophilic skin lesions in autoimmune connective tissue diseases: nine cases and a literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:e346. [PMID: 25546688 PMCID: PMC4602621 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The pathophysiology of neutrophilic dermatoses (NDs) and autoimmune connective tissue diseases (AICTDs) is incompletely understood. The association between NDs and AICTDs is rare; recently, however, a distinctive subset of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE, the prototypical AICTD) with neutrophilic histological features has been proposed to be included in the spectrum of lupus. The aim of our study was to test the validity of such a classification. We conducted a monocentric retrospective study of 7028 AICTDs patients. Among these 7028 patients, a skin biopsy was performed in 932 cases with mainly neutrophilic infiltrate on histology in 9 cases. Combining our 9 cases and an exhaustive literature review, pyoderma gangrenosum, Sweet syndrome (n = 49), Sweet-like ND (n = 13), neutrophilic urticarial dermatosis (n = 6), palisaded neutrophilic granulomatous dermatitis (n = 12), and histiocytoid neutrophilic dermatitis (n = 2) were likely to occur both in AICTDs and autoinflammatory diseases. Other NDs were specifically encountered in AICTDs: bullous LE (n = 71), amicrobial pustulosis of the folds (n = 28), autoimmunity-related ND (n = 24), ND resembling erythema gyratum repens (n = 1), and neutrophilic annular erythema (n = 1). The improvement of AICTDS neutrophilic lesions under neutrophil targeting therapy suggests possible common physiopathological pathways between NDs and AICTDs.
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- Estelle Hau
- From the Dermatology Department (EH, AS, MJ, FC, MarB, MR, JDB) and Pathology Department (MDVP, MaxB, BCB), Paris Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, AP-HP, Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France
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Role of NLRP3 and NLRP1 inflammasomes signaling pathways in pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2014; 7:827-31. [DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(14)60145-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Revised: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Haverkamp MH, van de Vosse E, Goldbach-Mansky R, Holland SM. Impaired cytokine responses in patients with cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS). Clin Exp Immunol 2014; 177:720-31. [PMID: 24773462 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is characterized by dysregulated inflammation with excessive interleukin (IL)-1β activation and secretion. Neonatal-onset multi-system inflammatory disease (NOMID) is the most severe form. We explored cytokine responses in 32 CAPS patients before and after IL-1β blocking therapy. We measured cytokines produced by activated peripheral blood monuclear cells (PBMCs) from treated and untreated CAPS patients after stimulation for 48 h with phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), PHA plus IL-12, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or LPS plus interferon (IFN)-γ. We measured IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, tumour necrosis factor (TNF), IL-12p70 and IFN-γ in the supernatants. PBMCs from three untreated CAPS patients were cultured in the presence of the IL-1β blocker Anakinra. Fifty healthy individuals served as controls. CAPS patients had high spontaneous production of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF and IFN-γ by unstimulated cells. However, stimulation indexes (SIs, ratio of stimulated to unstimulated production) of these cytokines to PHA and LPS were low in NOMID patients compared to controls. Unstimulated IL-10 and IL-12p70 production was normal, but up-regulation after PHA and LPS was also low. LPS plus IFN-γ inadequately up-regulated the production of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF and IL-10 in CAPS patients. In-vitro but not in-vivo treatment with Anakinra improved SIs by lowering spontaneous cytokine production. However, in-vitro treatment did not improve the low stimulated cytokine levels. Activating mutations in NLRP3 in CAPS are correlated with poor SIs to PHA, LPS and IFN-γ. The impairment in stimulated cytokine responses in spite of IL-1β blocking therapy suggests a broader intrinsic defect in CAPS patients, which is not corrected by targeting IL-1β.
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- M H Haverkamp
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands; Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Wang YJ, Gong GQ, Chen S, Xiong LY, Zhou XX, Huang X, Kong WJ. NLRP3 inflammasome sequential changes in Staphylococcus aureus-induced mouse model of acute rhinosinusitis. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:15806-20. [PMID: 25207596 PMCID: PMC4200865 DOI: 10.3390/ijms150915806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Revised: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The NLR pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome plays a crucial role in lung disease and may have a similar role in upper respiratory tract inflammation. We therefore constructed a C57BL/6 mouse model of acute rhinosinusitis induced by Staphylococcus aureus and investigated the role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in this model. Mice were classified as non-inoculated group (group A) and inoculated groups (groups B, C, D and E, sacrificed 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after inoculation, respectively). Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that each group had inflammatory cell infiltration, except group A. The damage of the nasal mucosa was aggravated gradually over time. Western blot and immunofluorescence showed that the structural proteins of the NLRP3 inflammasome (NLRP3, ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing CARD), procaspase-1) in groups B, C, D and E were increased gradually. But they were reduced in group B compared with group A, except for NLRP3. Western blot showed that the cleavage fragment of procaspase-1, p20 in groups B, C, D and E was increased gradually. Real-time PCR showed that the corresponding mRNAs of the structural proteins were changed the same as their proteins. IL-1β mRNA and mature IL-1β protein were increased gradually in groups A, B, C, D and E. These results indicate that NLRP3 inflammasome activation was associated with the acute rhinosinusitis, and that there was a positive correlation between the expression level of the NLRP3 inflammasome and the severity of acute rhinosinusitis.
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- Yan-Jun Wang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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- Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
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Gros F, Muller S. Pharmacological regulators of autophagy and their link with modulators of lupus disease. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 171:4337-59. [PMID: 24902607 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Autophagy is a central regulator of cell survival. It displays both anti- and pro-death roles that are decisive in the maintenance of cell homeostasis. Initially described in several eukaryotic cellular models as being induced under nutrient stress favouring survival by energy supply, autophagy was found later to display other decisive physiological roles, especially in the immune system. Thus, it is involved in antigen presentation and lymphocyte differentiation as well as in the balance regulating survival/death and activation of lymphocytes. Autophagy therefore appears to be central in the regulation of inflammation. The observation that autophagy is deregulated in systemic lupus erythematosus is recent. This discovery revives the programme dealing with the design and development of pharmacological autophagy regulators in the therapeutic context of lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects several million people in the world. A large number of molecules that positively and negatively regulate autophagy have been described, most of them with therapeutic indications in cancer and infection. Only a few, however, are effectively potent activators or inhibitors endowed with experimentally demonstrated selective properties. In this review article, we highlight the most relevant ones and summarize what we know regarding their mechanism of action. We emphasize the link between pharmacological regulators of autophagy and inducers or inhibitors of lupus disease and discuss the fundamental and pharmacological/therapeutic interest of this functional interplay.
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- Frédéric Gros
- CNRS, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry/Laboratory of Excellence MEDALIS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France; University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Lukens JR, Kanneganti TD. Beyond canonical inflammasomes: emerging pathways in IL-1-mediated autoinflammatory disease. Semin Immunopathol 2014; 36:595-609. [PMID: 24838628 PMCID: PMC4189983 DOI: 10.1007/s00281-014-0434-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In recent years, non-communicable chronic diseases that are potentiated by sterile inflammation have replaced infectious diseases as the major threat to human health. Sterile inflammation that results from aberrant tissue damage plays pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of numerous acute and chronic inflammatory diseases including atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes, cancer, obesity, and multiple neurodegenerative diseases. The cellular events and molecular signaling pathways that govern sterile inflammation currently remain poorly defined; however, emerging data suggest central roles for IL-1 in driving autoimmune and inflammatory disease pathogenesis. Improved characterization of the immunological pathways that contribute to sterile inflammation are desperately needed to develop effective therapeutics to treat these devastating diseases. In this review, we discuss recent advances in our understanding of how IL-1 is regulated in response to tissue damage. In particular, we highlight recent studies that describe novel roles for conventional cell death molecules in the regulation of IL-1β production.
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- John R. Lukens
- Department of Immunology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, 38105, USA
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Lech M, Lorenz G, Kulkarni OP, Grosser MOO, Stigrot N, Darisipudi MN, Günthner R, Wintergerst MWM, Anz D, Susanti HE, Anders HJ. NLRP3 and ASC suppress lupus-like autoimmunity by driving the immunosuppressive effects of TGF-β receptor signalling. Ann Rheum Dis 2014; 74:2224-35. [PMID: 25135254 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The NLRP3/ASC inflammasome drives host defence and autoinflammatory disorders by activating caspase-1 to trigger the secretion of mature interleukin (IL)-1β/IL-18, but its potential role in autoimmunity is speculative. METHODS We generated and phenotyped Nlrp3-deficient, Asc-deficient, Il-1r-deficient and Il-18-deficient C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice, the latter being a mild model of spontaneous lupus-like autoimmunity. RESULTS While lack of IL-1R or IL-18 did not affect the C57BL/6-lpr/lpr phenotype, lack of NLRP3 or ASC triggered massive lymphoproliferation, lung T cell infiltrates and severe proliferative lupus nephritis within 6 months, which were all absent in age-matched C57BL/6-lpr/lpr controls. Lack of NLRP3 or ASC increased dendritic cell and macrophage activation, the expression of numerous proinflammatory mediators, lymphocyte necrosis and the expansion of most T cell and B cell subsets. In contrast, plasma cells and autoantibody production were hardly affected. This unexpected immunosuppressive effect of NLRP3 and ASC may relate to their known role in SMAD2/3 phosphorylation during tumour growth factor (TGF)-β receptor signalling, for example, Nlrp3-deficiency and Asc-deficiency significantly suppressed the expression of numerous TGF-β target genes in C57BL/6-lpr/lpr mice and partially recapitulated the known autoimmune phenotype of Tgf-β1-deficient mice. CONCLUSIONS These data identify a novel non-canonical immunoregulatory function of NLRP3 and ASC in autoimmunity.
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- Maciej Lech
- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München-Innenstadt, Munich, Germany
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Innate immune detection and subsequent immune responses rely on the initial recognition of pathogen specific molecular motifs. Foreign nucleic acids are key structures recognised by the immune system, recognition of which occurs mainly through the use of nucleic acid receptors including members of the Toll-like receptors, AIM2-like receptors, RIG-I-like receptors and intracellular DNA receptors. While the immune system is critically important in protecting the host from infection, it is of utmost importance that it is tightly regulated, in order to prevent recognition of self-nucleic acids and the subsequent development of autoimmunity. Defects in the mechanisms regulating such pathways, for example mutations in endonucleases that clear DNA, altered expression of nucleic acid sensors and defects in negative regulators of these signalling pathways involved in RNA/DNA sensing, have all been implicated in promoting the generation of autoimmune responses. This evidence, as reviewed here, suggests that novel therapeutics targeting these sensors and their downstream pathways may be of use in the treatment of patients with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and primary Sjögren's syndrome.
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- Siobhán Smith
- Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics and RCSI Research Institute, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics and RCSI Research Institute, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Xie Q, Shen WW, Zhong J, Huang C, Zhang L, Li J. Lipopolysaccharide/adenosine triphosphate induces IL‑1β and IL-18 secretion through the NLRP3 inflammasome in RAW264.7 murine macrophage cells. Int J Mol Med 2014; 34:341-9. [PMID: 24789624 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2014.1755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome plays pivotal roles in inflammation and autoimmunity. The NLRP3 inflammasome is activated in response to various signals, including pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). However, its role in inflammation remains unclear. In this study, we used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to simulate an inflammatory environment as the testing model. We found that the exposure of RAW264.7 cells to LPS/ATP triggered the activation of caspase-1 (P<0.01) and the cleavage of interleukin (IL)-1β (P<0.01), as well as the release of other cytokines, such as IL-18 (P<0.01) and IL-33 (P<0.01). Extracellular potassium chloride at a high concentration (150 mM) abrogated the secretion of IL-1β and IL-18 (P<0.01), but did not reduce the processing of IL-33 (P>0.05). In addition, the silencing of NLRP3 with small interfering RNA (siRNA) suppressed the generation of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL-1β (P<0.01), IL-18 (P<0.01), but not IL-33 (P>0.05), along with the decreased mRNA and protein expression of NLRP3 and caspase-1 (P<0.05). However, extracellular potassium at a high concentration and NLRP3 siRNA did not affect the level of apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (CARD) (ASC; P>0.05). Our results suggest that the NLRP3/ASC/caspase-1 axis participates in the regulation of pro-imflammatory cytokine secretion in RAW264.7 cells, particularly the generation of IL-1β and IL-18.
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- Qiang Xie
- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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- School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, P.R. China
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Heymann MC, Winkler S, Luksch H, Flecks S, Franke M, Ruß S, Ozen S, Yilmaz E, Klein C, Kallinich T, Lindemann D, Brenner S, Ganser G, Roesler J, Rösen-Wolff A, Hofmann SR. Human procaspase-1 variants with decreased enzymatic activity are associated with febrile episodes and may contribute to inflammation via RIP2 and NF-κB signaling. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:4379-85. [PMID: 24706726 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1203524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The proinflammatory enzyme caspase-1 plays an important role in the innate immune system and is involved in a variety of inflammatory conditions. Rare naturally occurring human variants of the caspase-1 gene (CASP1) lead to different protein expression and structure and to decreased or absent enzymatic activity. Paradoxically, a significant number of patients with such variants suffer from febrile episodes despite decreased IL-1β production and secretion. In this study, we investigate how variant (pro)caspase-1 can possibly contribute to inflammation. In a transfection model, such variant procaspase-1 binds receptor interacting protein kinase 2 (RIP2) via Caspase activation and recruitment domain (CARD)/CARD interaction and thereby activates NF-κB, whereas wild-type procaspase-1 reduces intracellular RIP2 levels by enzymatic cleavage and release into the supernatant. We approach the protein interactions by coimmunoprecipitation and confocal microscopy and show that NF-κB activation is inhibited by anti-RIP2-short hairpin RNA and by the expression of a RIP2 CARD-only protein. In conclusion, variant procaspase-1 binds RIP2 and thereby activates NF-κB. This pathway could possibly contribute to proinflammatory signaling.
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- Michael C Heymann
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät der Technischen Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Boini KM, Xia M, Abais JM, Li G, Pitzer AL, Gehr TWB, Zhang Y, Li PL. Activation of inflammasomes in podocyte injury of mice on the high fat diet: Effects of ASC gene deletion and silencing. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:836-45. [PMID: 24508291 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Inflammasome, an intracellular inflammatory machinery, has been reported to be involved in a variety of chronic degenerative diseases such as atherosclerosis, autoinflammatory diseases and Alzheimer's disease. The present study hypothesized that the formation and activation of inflammasomes associated with apoptosis associated speck-like protein (ASC) are an important initiating mechanism resulting in obesity-associated podocyte injury and consequent glomerular sclerosis. To test this hypothesis, Asc gene knockout (Asc(-/-)), wild type (Asc(+/+)) and intrarenal Asc shRNA-transfected wild type (Asc shRNA) mice were fed a high fat diet (HFD) or normal diet (ND) for 12 weeks to produce obesity and associated glomerular injury. Western blot and RT-PCR analyses demonstrated that renal tissue Asc expression was lacking in Asc(-/-) mice or substantially reduced in Asc shRNA transfected mice compared to Asc(+/+) mice. Confocal microscopic and co-immunoprecipitation analysis showed that the HFD enhanced the formation of inflammasome associated with Asc in podocytes as shown by colocalization of Asc with Nod-like receptor protein 3 (Nalp3). This inflammasome complex aggregation was not observed in Asc(-/-) and local Asc shRNA-transfected mice. The caspase-1 activity, IL-1β production and glomerular damage index (GDI) were also significantly attenuated in Asc(-/-) and Asc shRNA-transfected mice fed the HFD. This decreased GDI in Asc(-/-) and Asc shRNA transfected mice on the HFD was accompanied by attenuated proteinuria, albuminuria, foot process effacement of podocytes and loss of podocyte slit diaphragm molecules. In conclusion, activation and formation of inflammasomes in podocytes are importantly implicated in the development of obesity-associated glomerular injury.
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- Krishna M Boini
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
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Rodgers MA, Bowman JW, Liang Q, Jung JU. Regulation where autophagy intersects the inflammasome. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:495-506. [PMID: 23642014 PMCID: PMC3894701 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE The autophagy and inflammasome pathways are ancient innate immune mechanisms for controlling invading pathogens that are linked by mutual regulation. In addition to controlling the metabolic homeostasis of the cell through nutrient recycling, the "self-eating" process of autophagy is also responsible for the degradation of damaged organelles, cells, and pathogens to protect the integrity of the organism. As a cytosolic pathogen recognition receptor (PRR) complex, the inflammasome both induces and is induced by autophagy through direct interactions with autophagy proteins or through the effects of secondary molecules, such as mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial DNA. RECENT ADVANCES While the molecular mechanisms of inflammasome activation and regulation are largely unknown, much of the current knowledge has been established through investigation of the role of autophagy in innate immunity. Likewise, regulatory proteins in the NOD-like receptor family, which includes inflammasome PRRs, are able to stimulate autophagy in response to the presence of a pathogen. CRITICAL ISSUES Many of the newly uncovered links between autophagy and inflammasomes have raised new questions about the mechanisms controlling inflammasome function, which are highlighted in this review. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Our basic understanding of the mutual regulation of inflammasomes and autophagy will be essential for designing therapeutics for chronic inflammatory diseases, especially those for which autophagy and inflammasome genes have already been linked.
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- Mary A Rodgers
- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California
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Christophers E, Metzler G, Röcken M. Bimodal immune activation in psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 2014; 170:59-65. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Department of Dermatology; Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen; Tübingen Germany
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- Department of Dermatology; Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen; Tübingen Germany
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Jin HS, Park JK, Jo EK. Toll-like Receptors and NOD-like Receptors in Innate Immune Defense during Pathogenic Infection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.4167/jbv.2014.44.3.215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Hyo Sun Jin
- Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
- Infection Signaling Network Research Center, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
- Infection Signaling Network Research Center, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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Liu D, Rhebergen AM, Eisenbarth SC. Licensing Adaptive Immunity by NOD-Like Receptors. Front Immunol 2013; 4:486. [PMID: 24409181 PMCID: PMC3873523 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The innate immune system is composed of a diverse set of host defense molecules, physical barriers, and specialized leukocytes and is the primary form of immune defense against environmental insults. Another crucial role of innate immunity is to shape the long-lived adaptive immune response mediated by T and B lymphocytes. The activation of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) from the Toll-like receptor family is now a classic example of innate immune molecules influencing adaptive immunity, resulting in effective antigen presentation to naïve T cells. More recent work suggests that the activation of another family of PRRs, the NOD-like receptors (NLRs), induces a different set of innate immune responses and accordingly, drives different aspects of adaptive immunity. Yet how this unusually diverse family of molecules (some without canonical PRR function) regulates immunity remains incompletely understood. In this review, we discuss the evidence for and against NLR activity orchestrating adaptive immune responses during infectious as well as non-infectious challenges.
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- Dong Liu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA ; Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA ; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA ; Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA ; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA ; Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA ; Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven, CT , USA
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Yang Q, Yu C, Yang Z, Wei Q, Mu K, Zhang Y, Zhao W, Wang X, Huai W, Han L. Deregulated NLRP3 and NLRP1 inflammasomes and their correlations with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2013; 41:444-52. [PMID: 24334646 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3 and 1 (NLRP3 and NLRP1) inflammasomes are molecular platforms that sense the damage or danger signals of cells. We investigated whether NLRP3/NLRP1 inflammasomes are involved in the pathogenesis and progression of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS Expressions of inflammasome components at the mRNA and protein levels in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from patients with SLE and healthy controls were investigated by quantitative real-time transcription PCR and Western blot, respectively. Correlations between NLRP3/NLRP1 inflammasome components' expression and clinical disease progression were investigated. Expressions of NLRP3/NLRP1 inflammasomes before and after treatment in the patients with SLE were also analyzed and compared. RESULTS Our data showed that expressions of NLRP3/NLRP1 inflammasomes were significantly downregulated in PBMC from patients with SLE compared with PBMC from healthy controls. Further, expressions of NLRP3/NLRP1 inflammasomes were negatively correlated with the SLE Disease Activity Index, and regular glucocorticoid treatment significantly corrected this deregulation of these inflammasomes. Further analysis showed that type I interferon (IFN) level was significantly negatively correlated with expression of NLRP3/NLRP1 inflammasomes, which indicated that enhanced IFN-I level in patients with SLE was responsible, at least to a great degree, for the deregulation of inflammasomes. CONCLUSION These results indicated deregulation of NLRP3/NLRP1 inflammasomes in patients with SLE, and suggested an important role for inflammasomes in the pathogenesis and progression of SLE.
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- Qingrui Yang
- From the Department of Immunology, Shandong University School of Medicine; the Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University; and the Department of Pathology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, China
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Nakayama H, Otsu K. Translation of hemodynamic stress to sterile inflammation in the heart. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2013; 24:546-53. [PMID: 23850260 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2013.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Recently, growing evidence suggests that cardiac inflammation contributes to progression of heart failure (HF). However, the precise mechanism has been elusive. Autophagy is well-known phenomenon which plays essential roles in the maintenance of cardiomyocyte homeostasis by clearing damaged proteins and organelles, and dysfunction of this system evokes HF. Although emerging roles of mitochondria in inflammasome development are highlighted in immune cells, an involvement in the heart has not been defined until recently. This review discusses recent advances in understanding the complex mechanisms underlying cardiac inflammation: these studies have revealed that a combination of mitochondrial autophagy and innate immune responses to mitochondrial DNA during increased hemodynamic stress contribute to cardiac inflammation.
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- Hiroyuki Nakayama
- Laboratory of Clinical Science and Biomedicine, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Yuk JM, Jo EK. Crosstalk between autophagy and inflammasomes. Mol Cells 2013; 36:393-9. [PMID: 24213677 PMCID: PMC3887939 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-013-0298-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2013] [Accepted: 09/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A variety of cellular stresses activate the autophagy pathway, which is fundamentally important in protection against injurious stimuli. Defects in the autophagy process are associated with a variety of human diseases, including inflammatory and metabolic diseases. The inflammasomes are emerging as key signaling platforms directing the maturation and secretion of interleukin-1 family cytokines in response to pathogenic and sterile stimuli. Recent studies have identified the critical role of inflammasome activation in host defense and inflammation. Delineation of the relationship between autophagy and inflammasome activation is now being greatly facilitated by the use of mice models of autophagy gene deficiency and clinical studies. We surveyed the recent research regarding the contribution of autophagy to the control of inflammation, in particular the association between autophagy and inflammasomes. Understanding the mechanisms by which autophagy balances inflammation might facilitate the development of autophagy-based therapeutic modalities for infectious and inflammatory diseases.
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- Jae-Min Yuk
- Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon 301-747, Korea
- Infection Signaling Network Research Center, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon 301-747, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon 301-747, Korea
- Infection Signaling Network Research Center, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon 301-747, Korea
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Zhong Z, Zhai Y, Qiao L. Transient receptor potential melastatin 2: a novel target for treatment of gout. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2013; 17:1243-7. [PMID: 24004350 PMCID: PMC4106263 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2013.835399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Gout is an ancient autoinflammatory disease that affects millions of people worldwide. It is characterized by unbearable recurrent pain due to the massive local inflammation caused by the metabolic product, monosodium urate crystals. Although conventional therapies for gout can reduce the pain in patients, the severe undesirable side effects require the urgent need for novel therapies that can more specifically target gout-associated inflammatory pathways. Recent scientific advance on the mechanistic study of gout-associated inflammation is discussed and the potential of targeting the transient receptor potential melastatin 2 is highlighted as a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of gout.
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- Zhenyu Zhong
- Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology , 2610 South First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153 , USA
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Zhong Y, Kinio A, Saleh M. Functions of NOD-Like Receptors in Human Diseases. Front Immunol 2013; 4:333. [PMID: 24137163 PMCID: PMC3797414 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain NOD-like receptors (NLRs) are highly conserved cytosolic pattern recognition receptors that perform critical functions in surveying the intracellular environment for the presence of infection, noxious substances, and metabolic perturbations. Sensing of these danger signals by NLRs leads to their oligomerization into large macromolecular scaffolds and the rapid deployment of effector signaling cascades to restore homeostasis. While some NLRs operate by recruiting and activating inflammatory caspases into inflammasomes, others trigger inflammation via alternative routes including the nuclear factor-κB, mitogen-activated protein kinase, and regulatory factor pathways. The critical role of NLRs in development and physiology is demonstrated by their clear implications in human diseases. Mutations in the genes encoding NLRP3 or NLRP12 lead to hereditary periodic fever syndromes, while mutations in CARD15 that encodes NOD2 are linked to Crohn’s disease or Blau’s syndrome. Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified a number of risk alleles encompassing NLR genes in a host of diseases including allergic rhinitis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, multi-bacillary leprosy, vitiligo, early-onset menopause, and bone density loss in elderly women. Animal models have allowed the characterization of underlying effector mechanisms in a number of cases. In this review, we highlight the functions of NLRs in health and disease and discuss how the characterization of their molecular mechanisms provides new insights into therapeutic strategies for the management of inflammatory pathologies.
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- Yifei Zhong
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University , Montreal, QC , Canada
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Initial immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis: innate immune response. Clin Dev Immunol 2013; 2013:413465. [PMID: 24174969 PMCID: PMC3794540 DOI: 10.1155/2013/413465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, demyelinating, and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system. The hallmark to MS is the demyelinated plaque, which consists of a well-demarcated hypocellular area characterized by the loss of myelin, the formation of astrocytic scars, and the mononuclear cell infiltrates concentrated in perivascular spaces composed of T cells, B lymphocytes, plasma cells, and macrophages. Activation of resident cells initiates an inflammatory cascade, leading to tissue destruction, demyelination, and neurological deficit. The immunological phenomena that lead to the activation of autoreactive T cells to myelin sheath components are the result of multiple and complex interactions between environment and genetic background conferring individual susceptibility. Within the CNS, an increase of TLR expression during MS is observed, even in the absence of any apparent microbial involvement. In the present review, we focus on the role of the innate immune system, the first line of defense of the organism, as promoter and mediator of cross reactions that generate molecular mimicry triggering the inflammatory response through an adaptive cytotoxic response in MS.
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McGettrick AF, O'Neill LAJ. NLRP3 and IL-1β in macrophages as critical regulators of metabolic diseases. Diabetes Obes Metab 2013; 15 Suppl 3:19-25. [PMID: 24003917 DOI: 10.1111/dom.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2013] [Accepted: 05/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome leads to the autocleavage and activation of caspase-1. Caspase-1 cleaves several substrates, including the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β. Inflammation, in particular IL-1β, has long been associated with the progression of metabolic disorders, and recent evidence suggests that the NLRP3 inflammasome plays a critical role in this inflammation. This review concentrates on the activation of NLRP3 during the development of metabolic disorders and the effect this activation has on the inflammatory state as well as the metabolic state of the cell.
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- A F McGettrick
- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
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Mitoma H, Hanabuchi S, Kim T, Bao M, Zhang Z, Sugimoto N, Liu YJ. The DHX33 RNA helicase senses cytosolic RNA and activates the NLRP3 inflammasome. Immunity 2013; 39:123-35. [PMID: 23871209 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The NLRP3 inflammasome plays a major role in innate immune responses by activating caspase-1, resulting in secretion of interleukin-18 (IL-18) and IL-1β. Although cytosolic double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) and bacterial RNA are known to activate the NLRP3 inflammasome, the upstream sensor is unknown. We investigated the potential function of DExD/H-box RNA helicase family members (previously shown to sense cytosolic DNA and RNA to induce type 1 interferon responses) in RNA-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Among the helicase family members tested, we found that targeting of DHX33 expression by short hairpin RNA efficiently blocked the activation of caspase-1 and secretion of IL-18 and IL-1β in human macrophages that were activated by cytosolic poly I:C, reoviral RNA, or bacterial RNA. DHX33 bound dsRNA via the helicase C domain. DHX33 interacted with NLRP3 and formed the inflammasome complex following stimulation with RNA. We therefore identified DHX33 as a cytosolic RNA sensor that activates the NLRP3 inflammasome.
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- Hiroki Mitoma
- Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, Baylor Research Institute, Baylor Health Care System, Dallas, TX 75204, USA
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Ponomareva L, Liu H, Duan X, Dickerson E, Shen H, Panchanathan R, Choubey D. AIM2, an IFN-inducible cytosolic DNA sensor, in the development of benign prostate hyperplasia and prostate cancer. Mol Cancer Res 2013; 11:1193-202. [PMID: 23864729 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-13-0145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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UNLABELLED Close links have been noted between chronic inflammation of the prostate and the development of human prostatic diseases such as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms that contribute to prostatic inflammation remain largely unexplored. Recent studies have indicated that the IFN-inducible AIM2 protein is a cytosolic DNA sensor in macrophages and keratinocytes. Upon sensing DNA, AIM2 recruits the adaptor ASC and pro-CASP1 to assemble the AIM2 inflammasome. Activation of the AIM2 inflammasome cleaves pro-interleukin (IL)-1β and pro-IL-18 and promotes the secretion of IL-1β and IL-18 proinflammatory cytokines. Given that human prostatic infections are associated with chronic inflammation, the development of BPH is associated with an accumulation of senescent cells with a proinflammatory phenotype, and the development of prostate cancer is associated with the loss of IFN signaling, the role of AIM2 in mediating the formation of prostatic diseases was investigated. It was determined that IFNs (α, β, or γ) induced AIM2 expression in human prostate epithelial cells and cytosolic DNA activated the AIM2 inflammasome. Steady-state levels of the AIM2 mRNA were higher in BPH than in normal prostate tissue. However, the levels of AIM2 mRNA were significantly lower in clinical tumor specimens. Accordingly, constitutive levels of AIM2 mRNA and protein were lower in a subset of prostate cancer cells as compared with BPH cells. Further, the cytosolic DNA activated the AIM2 inflammasome in the androgen receptor-negative PC3 prostate cancer cell line, suggesting that AIM2-mediated events are independent of androgen receptor status. IMPLICATIONS The AIM2 inflammasome has a fundamental role in the generation of human prostatic diseases.
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- Larissa Ponomareva
- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, 3223 Eden Avenue, PO Box 670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267.
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Rotta detto Loria J, Rohmann K, Droemann D, Kujath P, Rupp J, Goldmann T, Dalhoff K. Nontypeable Haemophilus Influenzae Infection Upregulates the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Leads to Caspase-1-Dependent Secretion of Interleukin-1β - A Possible Pathway of Exacerbations in COPD. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66818. [PMID: 23840534 PMCID: PMC3694113 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Rationale Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is the most common cause for bacterial exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recent investigations suggest the participation of the inflammasome in the pathomechanism of airway inflammation. The inflammasome is a cytosolic protein complex important for early inflammatory responses, by processing Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) to its active form. Objectives Since inflammasome activation has been described for a variety of inflammatory diseases, we investigated whether this pathway plays a role in NTHi infection of the airways. Methods A murine macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7), human alveolar macrophages and human lung tissue (HLT) were stimulated with viable or non-viable NTHi and/or nigericin, a potassium ionophore. Secreted cytokines were measured with ELISA and participating proteins detected via Western Blot or immunohistochemistry. Measurements and Main Results Western Blot analysis of cells and immunohistochemistry of lung tissue detected the inflammasome key components NLRP3 and caspase-1 after stimulation, leading to a significant induction of IL-1β expression (RAW: control at the lower detection limit vs. NTHi 505±111pg/ml, p<0.01). Inhibition of caspase-1 in human lung tissue led to a significant reduction of IL-1β and IL-18 levels (IL-1β: NTHi 24 h 17423±3198pg/ml vs. NTHi+Z-YVAD-FMK 6961±1751pg/ml, p<0.01). Conclusion Our data demonstrate the upregulation of the NRLP3-inflammasome during NTHi-induced inflammation in respiratory cells and tissues. Our findings concerning caspase-1 dependent IL-1β release suggest a role for the inflammasome in respiratory tract infections with NTHi which may be relevant for the pathogenesis of bacterial exacerbations in COPD.
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- Medical Clinic III, University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Medical Clinic III, University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Surgery/Thoracic Surgery, University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Medical Clinic III, University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
- Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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- Medical Clinic III, University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
- Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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Shastri A, Bonifati DM, Kishore U. Innate immunity and neuroinflammation. Mediators Inflamm 2013; 2013:342931. [PMID: 23843682 PMCID: PMC3697414 DOI: 10.1155/2013/342931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Inflammation of central nervous system (CNS) is usually associated with trauma and infection. Neuroinflammation occurs in close relation to trauma, infection, and neurodegenerative diseases. Low-level neuroinflammation is considered to have beneficial effects whereas chronic neuroinflammation can be harmful. Innate immune system consisting of pattern-recognition receptors, macrophages, and complement system plays a key role in CNS homeostasis following injury and infection. Here, we discuss how innate immune components can also contribute to neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.
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- Abhishek Shastri
- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Disease Mechanisms, Heinz Wolff Building, Brunel University, London UB8 3PH, UK
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- Unit of Neurology, Department of Neurological Disorders, Santa Chiara Hospital, Largo Medaglie d'oro 1, 38100 Trento, Italy
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- Centre for Infection, Immunity and Disease Mechanisms, Heinz Wolff Building, Brunel University, London UB8 3PH, UK
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