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JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
DOI: 10.1186/s12974-017-0849-y
Keywords
Procyanidins; Gout pain; Macrophages; NLRP3 inflammasome
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81471142, 81571069]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Commission [2015 M580473]
- Foundation of Nanjing Medical University [2014NJMUZD015]
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Background: Gout is one of the common inflammatory arthritis which affects many people for inflicting unbearable pain. Macrophage-mediated inflammation plays an important role in gout. The uptake of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals by macrophages can lead to activation of NOD-like receptors containing a PYD 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, thus accelerating interleukin (IL)-1 beta production. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) promoted development of the inflammatory process through NLRP3 inflammasome. Our study aimed to find a food-derived compound to attenuate gout pain via the specific inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages. Methods: CD-1 mice were used to evaluate the degree of pain and the swelling dimension of joints after an intra-articular (IA) MSU injection in the ankle. The murine macrophage cell line Raw 264.7 was used to investigate the effects of procyanidins and the mechanism underlying such effects. Histological analysis was used to measure the infiltration of inflammatory cells. ROS produced from Raw 264.7 cells were evaluated by flow cytometry. Cell signaling was measured by Western blot assay and immunofluorescence. Results: Procyanidins significantly attenuated gout pain and suppressed ankle swelling. Procyanidins also inhibited MSU-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and increase of IL-1 beta. Furthermore, procyanidins decreased ROS levels in Raw 264.7 cells. Conclusions: Suppression of the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages contributes to the amelioration of gout pain by procyanidins.
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