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2019
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α1-antitrypsin mitigates NLRP3-inflammasome activation in amyloid β1–42-stimulated murine astrocytes
α1-antitrypsin mitigates NLRP3-inflammasome activation in amyloid β1–42-stimulated murine astrocytes
BackgroundNeuroinflammation has an essential impact on the pathogenesis and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Mostly mediated by microglia and astrocytes, inflammatory processes lead to degeneration of neuronal cells. The NLRP3-inflammasome (NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3...
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Personal Name(s): | Ebrahimi, Taraneh |
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Rust, Marcus / Kaiser, Sarah Nele / Slowik, Alexander / Beyer, Cordian / Koczulla, Andreas Rembert / Schulz, Jörg B. / Habib, Pardes / Bach, Jan Philipp (Corresponding author) | |
Contributing Institute: |
Jara-Institut Quantum Information; INM-11 |
Published in: | Journal of neuroinflammation, 15 (2018) 1, S. 282 |
Imprint: |
London
BioMed Central
2018
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DOI: |
10.1186/s12974-018-1319-x |
PubMed ID: |
30261895 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
(Dys-)function and Plasticity |
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OpenAccess OpenAccess |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Please use the identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/21917 in citations.
BackgroundNeuroinflammation has an essential impact on the pathogenesis and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Mostly mediated by microglia and astrocytes, inflammatory processes lead to degeneration of neuronal cells. The NLRP3-inflammasome (NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3) is a key component of the innate immune system and its activation results in secretion of the proinflammatory effectors interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18). Under physiological conditions, cytosolic NLRP3-inflammsome is maintained in an inactive form, not able to oligomerize. Amyloid β1–42 (Aβ1–42) triggers activation of NLRP3-inflammasome in microglia and astrocytes, inducing oligomerization and thus recruitment of proinflammatory proteases. NLRP3-inflammasome was found highly expressed in human brains diagnosed with AD. Moreover, NLRP3-deficient mice carrying mutations associated with familial AD were partially protected from deficits associated with AD.The endogenous protease inhibitor α1-antitrypsin (A1AT) is known for its anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties and thus could serve as therapeutic agent for NLRP3-inhibition. A1AT protects neurons from glutamate-induced toxicity and reduces Aβ1–42-induced inflammation in microglial cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of Aβ1–42-induced NLRP3-inflammasome upregulation in primary murine astrocytes and its regulation by A1AT.MethodsPrimary cortical astrocytes from BALB/c mice were stimulated with Aβ1–42 and treated with A1AT. Regulation of NLRP3-inflammasome was examined by immunocytochemistry, PCR, western blot and ELISA. Our studies included an inhibitor of NLRP3 to elucidate direct interactions between A1AT and NLRP3-inflammasome components.ResultsOur study revealed that A1AT reduces Aβ1–42-dependent upregulation of NLRP3 at the mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, A1AT time-dependently mitigated the expression of caspase 1 and its cleavage product IL-1β in Aβ1–42-stimulated astrocytes.ConclusionWe conclude that Aβ1–42-stimulation results in an upregulation of NLRP3, caspase 1, and its cleavage products in astrocytes. A1AT time-dependently hampers neuroinflammation by downregulation of Aβ1–42-mediated NLRP3-inflammasome expression and thus may serve as a pharmaceutical opportunity for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. |