A selective NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor attenuates behavioral deficits and neuroinflammation in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease

被引：56

作者：

Huang, Shuxuan ^{[1
,2
]}

Chen, Zhi ^{[1
]}

Fan, Binglin ^{[1
]}

Chen, Yuan ^{[1
]}

Zhou, Liyuan ^{[1
]}

Jiang, Bingjian ^{[1
]}

Long, Haiyin ^{[1
]}

Zhong, Weizhang ^{[1
]}

Li, Xiaofeng ^{[1
]}

Li, Yanhua ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Peoples Hosp Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Reg, Dept Neurol, Taoyuan Rd 22-1, Nanning 530021, Peoples R China

[2] Guangzhou Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Neurol, 151 Yanjiang West Rd, Guangzhou 440104, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY | 2021年 / 354卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Parkinson's disease; Inflammasome; NLR family; pyrin domain-containing 3 protein; MCC950; 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; PROTECTS DOPAMINERGIC-NEURONS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION; MCC950;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jneuroim.2021.577543

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

Nod-like receptor pyrin containing (NLRP)3 inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation is involved in the pathology of Parkinson?s disease (PD), but the roles of other inflammasomes in PD remain unclear. The NLRP3 inhibitor MCC950 exerts neuroprotective effects in several neurological diseases. Using a 1-methyl-4-phenyl1,2,3,6-tetrahydro pyridine (MPTP)-induced mouse model with or without intraperitoneal MCC950 administration, we assessed whether specifically the NLRP3 inflammasome is activated in the nigrostriatal system and whether MCC950 has therapeutic potential in this PD model. Western blots were used to determine the nigrostriatal expression of inflammasome-specific proteins, including NLRP1, NLRP2, NLRP3, nod-like receptor CARD containing 4 (NLRC4), and absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2). The pole, hanging, and swimming tests were used to assess functional deficits, western blots and immunostainings were used to analyze dopaminergic neuronal degeneration, as well as activation of glial cells and the NLRP3 inflammasome. NLRP3 expression in the nigrostriatal system of MPTP-induced mice was significantly increased compared to control, whereas NLRP1, NLRP2, NLRC4, and AIM2 expression in the nigrostriatal system, as well as NLRP3 expression in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, were similar in the two groups. Furthermore, MPTP-induced mice exhibited behavioral dysfunctions, dopaminergic neuronal degeneration, and activation of glial cells and the NLRP3 inflammasome. MCC950 treatment of MPTP-induced mice improved behavioral dysfunctions, reduced dopaminergic neuronal degeneration, and inhibited the activation of glial cells and the NLRP3 inflammasome. In conclusion, these findings indicated that NLRP3, not NLRP1, NLRP2, NLRC4, and AIM2, may be the key inflammasome that promotes MPTP-induced pathogenesis. MCC950 protects against MPTP-induced nigrostriatal damage and may be a novel promising therapeutic approach in treating MPTP-induced PD.

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