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A Purified Biflavonoid Extract From Selaginella moellendorffii Alleviates Gout Arthritis via NLRP3/ASC/Caspase-1 Axis Suppression

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FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.676297

Keywords

Selaginella moellendorffii; biflavonoid; amentoflavone; NLRP3; gout

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [81903921]
  2. Key project at central government level: The ability establishment of sustainable use for valuable Chinese medicine resources [2060302]
  3. Zhejiang Provincial Preponderant and Characteristic Subject of Key University (Traditional Chinese Pharmacology), Zhejiang Chinese Medical University [ZYAOXYB2019003]
  4. Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Occurrence and Intervention of Rheumatic Diseases, Hubei Minzu University [PT022002]

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The results showed that the flavonoid extract TF and its main constituent AM alleviate gout arthritis through the suppression of the NLRP3/ASC/Caspase-1 axis.
Background: Activation of nucleotide oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome plays a crucial role in gout. Selaginella moellendorffii has been confirmed effective for the treatment of gout in hospital preparations. Flavonoids, such as amentoflavone (AM), are the main active components of this medicine. Purpose: We aimed to investigate the flavonoid extract (TF) and AM's effects on NLRP3 inflammasome in vitro and their preventive effects on gout in vivo. Methods: LC-MS method was employed to investigate the chemical profile of TF. The cellular inflammation model was established by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or monosodium urate (MSU) stimulation. The cell membrane integrality and morphological characteristics were determined by using Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay kits, propidium iodide (PI) stain, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The inflammatory cytokines and NLRP3 inflammasome activation were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), immunofluorescence staining, and western blotting. The acute gout mouse model was induced by MSU injection into footpads, and then the paw edema, inflammatory mediators, and histological examination (HE) were analyzed. Results: The main constituents in TF are AM and robustaflavone. In the cellular inflammation model, TF down-regulated the levels of nitric oxide (NO), TNF-alpha, and LDH, suppressed NLRP3 inflammasome-derived interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) secretion, decreased caspase-1 activation, repressed mature IL-1 beta expression, inhibited ASC speck formation and NLRP3 protein expression. In an acute gout mouse model, oral administration of TF to mice effectively alleviated paw edema, reduced inflammatory features, and decreased the levels of IL-1 beta in mouse foot tissue. Similarly, the characteristic constituent AM was also able to down-regulated the levels of NO, TNF-alpha, and LDH, down-regulate the mRNA expression of IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, caspase-1, and NLRP3. Besides, the foot thickness, lymphocyte infiltration, and IL-1 beta level were also prevented by AM. Conclusion: The results indicated that TF and its main constituent AM alleviate gout arthritis via NLRP3/ASC/Caspase-1 axis suppression.

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