Identification of Tubocapsanolide A as a novel NLRP3 inhibitor for potential treatment of colitis.
Biochem Pharmacol
; 190: 114645, 2021 08.
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ABSTRACT
Increasing evidence have reported that NLRP3 inflammasome has a crucial role in various kinds of immunological diseases including colitis. However, there have only a few drug candidates directly targeting inflammasomes for the therapy of colitis. Here, we first reported that Tubocapsanolide A (TA), a natural small molecule, as a novel inhibitor of NLRP3 inflammasome for the treatment of colitis. TA inhibited the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome and suppressed the secretion of IL-1ß and IL-18 in macrophages. Moreover, the ASC oligomerization was inhibited by TA. The assembly of the NLRP3 inflammasome was also restrained by TA, while had little effects on potassium and chloride efflux. Biolayer interferometry analysis showed that TA could directly bind to NLRP3. Importantly, LC-MS/MS analysis further demonstrated that TA covalently bound to the cysteine 514 residue (Cys514) of NLRP3. In vivo experiments showed that TA remarkably ameliorated DSS-induced experimental colitis in mice. However, the protection of TA against DSS-induced experimental colitis was abrogated in NLRP3-deficient (Nlrp3-/-) mice. Taken together, this study indicates TA as a novel inhibitor of NLRP3, which identifies Cys514 as a novel regulatory site of NLRP3 and suggests TA as a promising candidate compound for the treatment of colitis.
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Assunto principal:
Regulação da Expressão Gênica
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Colite
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Ergosterol
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Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Animals
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Biochem Pharmacol
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
China