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Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Pyroptosis in Macrophages by Taraxasterol Is Associated With Its Regulation on mTOR Signaling
Front Immunol
Taraxasterol (TAS) is an active ingredient of Dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum Hand. -Mazz.), a medicinal plant that has long been used in China for treatment of inflammatory disorders. But the underlying mechanism for it
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- Reference Id
- 6287
- Evidence Id
- 22877
- Core Evidence Id
- 22877
- Source Reference Id
- 5849
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF006646
- Subject Paper Key
- HBIN045530_33679781
- Pubmed Id
- 33679781
- Doi
- 10.3389/fimmu.2021.632606
- Paper Title
- Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Pyroptosis in Macrophages by Taraxasterol Is Associated With Its Regulation on mTOR Signaling
- Paper Abstract
- Taraxasterol (TAS) is an active ingredient of Dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum Hand. -Mazz.), a medicinal plant that has long been used in China for treatment of inflammatory disorders. But the underlying mechanism for its therapeutic effects on inflammatory disorders is not completely clear. Inflammasome activation is a critical step of innate immune response to infection and aseptic inflammation. Among the various types of inflammasome sensors that has been reported, NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) is implicated in various inflammatory diseases and therefore has been most extensively studied. In this study, we aimed to explore whether TAS could influence NLPR3 inflammasome activation in macrophages. The results showed that TAS dose-dependently suppressed the activation of caspase-1 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-primed murine primary macrophages upon nigericin treatment, resulting in reduced mature interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) release and gasdermin D (GSDMD) cleavage. TAS greatly reduced ASC speck formation upon the stimulation of nigericin or extracellular ATP. Consistent with reduced cleavage of GSDMD, nigericin-induced pyroptosis was alleviated by TAS. Interestingly, TAS time-dependently suppressed the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2 signaling induced by LPS priming. Like TAS, both INK-128 (inhibiting both mTORC1 and mTORC2) and rapamycin (inhibiting mTORC1 only) also inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome activation, though their effects on mTOR signaling were different. Moreover, TAS treatment alleviated mitochondrial damage by nigericin and improved mouse survival from bacterial infection, accompanied by reduced IL-1beta levels in vivo. Collectively, by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome activation, TAS displayed anti-inflammatory effects likely through regulation of the mTOR signaling in macrophages, highlighting a potential action mechanism for the anti-inflammatory activity of Dandelion in treating inflammation-related disorders, which warrants further clinical investigation.
- Journal
- Front Immunol
- Publish Year
- 2021
- Experiment Subject
- mouse; lipopolysaccharide (lps)-primed murine primary macrophages
- Experiment Type
- Animal & Cell Experiment
- Phenotype Related
- Inflammatory Diseases; Pyroptosis; Aseptic Inflammation; Inflammatory Disorders; Inflammation-related Disorders
- Paper Title Cn
- Paper Title En
- Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Pyroptosis in Macrophages by Taraxasterol Is Associated With Its Regulation on mTOR Signaling
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- semi_complete