期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 163, 期 2, 页码 94-112出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15650
关键词
inflammasome; macrophage; microglia; microRNA; multiple sclerosis; NLRP3
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
This study investigated the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome and its endogenous regulator microRNA-223-3p in the demyelinated central nervous system (CNS) and found that they were upregulated at sites of myelin injury, playing a critical role in the inflammatory response following demyelination. It was also found that both microRNA-223-3p and a small-molecule NLRP3 inhibitor, MCC950, could suppress inflammasome activation in macrophages and microglia. Furthermore, systemic delivery of MCC950 in mice significantly reduced axonal injury within demyelinated lesions.
Innate immune signaling pathways are essential mediators of inflammation and repair following myelin injury. Inflammasome activation has recently been implicated as a driver of myelin injury in multiple sclerosis (MS) and its animal models, although the regulation and contributions of inflammasome activation in the demyelinated central nervous system (CNS) are not completely understood. Herein, we investigated the NLRP3 (NBD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3) inflammasome and its endogenous regulator microRNA-223-3p within the demyelinated CNS in both MS and an animal model of focal demyelination. We observed that NLRP3 inflammasome components and microRNA-223-3p were upregulated at sites of myelin injury within activated macrophages and microglia. Both microRNA-223-3p and a small-molecule NLRP3 inhibitor, MCC950, suppressed inflammasome activation in macrophages and microglia in vitro; compared with microglia, macrophages were more prone to inflammasome activation in vitro. Finally, systemic delivery of MCC950 to mice following lysolecithin-induced demyelination resulted in a significant reduction in axonal injury within demyelinated lesions. In conclusion, we demonstrate that NLRP3 inflammasome activity by macrophages and microglia is a critical component of the inflammatory microenvironment following demyelination and represents a potential therapeutic target for inflammatory-mediated demyelinating diseases, including MS.
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