Journal
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 483, Issue 1, Pages 230-236Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2016.12.161
Keywords
Platelets; NLRP3; Bruton's tyrosine kinase; Aggregation; Thrombosis
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- DFG [KFO 274, VO 2126/1-1, GA 381/10-2]
- Medical Faculty of the University of Tubingen (Fortune Grant) [2310-0-0]
- Else Kroner-Fresenius-Stiftung [2013_A210]
- German Cardiac Society (DGK)
- Department of Surgery of the University of Pittsburgh
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Cleavage of interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) is a key inflammatory event in immune cells and platelets, which is mediated by nucleotide-binding domain leucine rich repeat containing protein (NLRP3)-dependent activation of caspase-1. In immune cells, NLRP3 and caspase-1 form inflammasome complexes with the adaptor proteins apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) and bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). In platelets, however, the regulatory triggers and the functional effects of the NLRP3 inflammasome are unknown. Here, we show in vitro that the platelet NLRP3 inflammasome contributes to platelet activation, aggregation, and thrombus formation. NLRP3 activity, as monitored by caspase-1 activation and cleavage and secretion of IL-1 beta, was upregulated in activated platelets, which was dependent on platelet BTK. Pharmacological inhibition or genetic ablation of BTK in platelets led to decreased platelet activation, aggregation, and in vitro thrombus formation. We identify a functionally relevant link between BTK and NLRP3 in platelets, with potential implications in disease states associated with abnormal coagulation and inflammation. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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