期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 17, 期 15, 页码 4271-4284出版社
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.62380
关键词
Niacin; Mastitis; GPR109A; AMPK/Nrf2; Autophagy; Blood milk barrier
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31873004, 32172807, 32102624]
- Jilin Scientific and Technological Development Program [20200201111JC]
- Postdoctoral Research Foundation of China (CN) [2020M681043, 2020M681044]
- Jilin Young Scientific and Technological Talents Promotion Project [QT202127]
The research findings indicate that niacin inhibits inflammatory responses in mastitis through GPR109A, enhances defense mechanisms in the mammary gland, and protects mammary tissue. GPR109A may serve as a potential target for the treatment of mastitis.
Mastitis causes great psychological and physical pain among women. Our previous studies found that niacin has anti-inflammatory effect, and the realization of this function depends on GPR109A. However, there are no previous reports about the anti-inflammatory function of GPR109A in mastitis. In our study, we observed the effect of niacin on the WT and GPR109A(-/-) mice mastitis model. The results showed that administration of niacin to WT mice reduced the damage, proinflammatory mediators and protected the integrity of the blood milk barrier in mammary gland. While in GPR109A(-/-) mice, there was no effect on the above indexes. In mammary epithelial cells, GPR109A was able to promote autophagy and Nrf2 nuclear import through AMPK. In LPS-induced mammary epithelial cells, niacin inhibited the LPS-induced inflammatory response and downregulation of tight junction proteins, and these effects were eliminated by knocking down GPR109A, blocking autophagy or inhibiting Nrf2 nuclear import. These results indicate that in mastitis, GPR109A promotes autophagy and Nrf2 nuclear import through AMPK, thereby inhibiting inflammatory damage to the mammary gland and repairing the blood milk barrier. Our results suggested that GPR109A may be a potential target for the treatment of mastitis.
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