Effects of paeonol on lipopolysaccharide/adenosine 5′-triphosphate induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in primary rat microglia
10.3969/j.issn.1001-1978.2014.05.014
- VernacularTitle:丹皮酚对脂多糖/三磷酸腺苷诱导的小胶质细胞NLRP3炎症小体激活的影响
- Author:
Wei WANG
;
Min DAI
;
Zhongdong XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
paeonol;
LPS;
ATP;
microglia;
NLRP3 in-flammasome;
ROS
- From:
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin
2014;(5):652-656
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Aim To investigate the effects of paeonol on lipopolysaccharide ( LPS) and adenosine 5′-triphos-phate ( ATP) induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in primary rat microglia and the mechanisms responsi-ble for this anti-inflammatory effects. Methods Pri-mary rat microglia were identified immunohistochemi-cally using the cluster of differentiation 11 b ( CD11 b ) antibody. Proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β was deter-mined by ELISA. Western blot was performed to ob-serve the protein expression of NLRP3 , ASC and caspase-1 in cultured primary rat microglia. The level of intracellular reactive oxygen species ( ROS) was mo-nitored by using the fluorescent probe 2′, 7′-dichlo-rofluorescein diacetate ( DCFH-DA ) . Results LPS (0. 5 mg · L-1 )/ATP ( 5 mmol · L-1 ) significantly increased intracellular ROS level and IL-1β secretion and upregulated NLRP3 , ASC and caspase-1 protein expression in primary rat microglia. Paeonol signifi-cantly decreased intracellular ROS level and IL-1β se-cretion, and inhibited LPS/ATP induced overexpres-sion of NLRP3 , ASC and caspase-1 in cultured primary rat microglia. Conclusion Paeonol can inhibit LPS/ATP induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in pri-mary rat microglia, and this inhibitory effect may be through the suppression of intracellular ROS.