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ArticleJournal of neuroinflammation2015

P2X7R blockade prevents NLRP3 inflammasome activation and brain injury in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage: involvement of peroxynitrite.

Liang Feng, Yizhao Chen, Rui Ding, Zhenghao Fu, Shuo Yang, Xinqing Deng, Jun Zeng

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Article in Journal of neuroinflammation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 101 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Liang FengThe National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China. doctor_fengliang@163.com.
Yizhao ChenThe National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China. yizhao_chen@hotmail.com.
Rui DingDepartment of Neurosurgery, Jingmen No. 1 People's Hospital, Jingmen, 448000, Hubei, China. rui_ding@hotmail.com.
Zhenghao FuDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510900, China. 2474030376@qq.com.
Shuo YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Gaoqing Campus of Central Hospital of Zibo, Gaoqing People's Hospital, Gaoqing, Zibo, 256300, Shandong, China. 343039756@qq.com.
Xinqing DengDepartment of Neurosurgery, 999 Brain Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510510, Guangdong, China. 1476494570@qq.com.
Jun ZengThe National Key Clinical Specialty, The Engineering Technology Research Center of Education Ministry of China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory on Brain Function Repair and Regeneration, Department of Neurosurgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510282, China. 2405428@qq.com.
Southern Medical University · CNCentral Hospital of Zibo · CNFirst People’s Hospital of Jingmen · CNJinan University · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe NLR family, pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome plays a key role in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)-induced inflammatory injury, and the purinergic 2X7 receptor (P2X7R) is upstream of NLRP3 activation. This study aimed to investigate how P2X7R functions in ICH-induced inflammatory injury and how the receptor interacts with the NLRP3 inflammasome.

methodsRats were treated with P2X7R small interfering RNA (siRNA) 24 h before undergoing collagenase-induced ICH. A selective P2X7R inhibitor (blue brilliant G, BBG) or a peroxynitrite (ONOO(-)) decomposition catalyst (5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrinato iron(III) [FeTPPS]) was injected 30 min after ICH. Brain water content, hemorrhagic lesion volume, and neurological deficits were evaluated, and western blot, immunofluorescence, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) were carried out.

resultsStriatal P2X7R and NLRP3 inflammasomes were activated after ICH. Gene silencing of P2X7R suppressed NLRP3 inflammasome activation and interleukin (IL)-1β/IL-18 release and significantly ameliorated brain edema and neurological deficits. Additionally, enhanced NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2, gp91(phox)) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), as well as their cytotoxic product (ONOO(-)) were markedly attenuated by BBG treatment following ICH. This was accompanied by downregulations of the inflammasome components, IL-1β/IL-18 and myeloperoxidase (MPO, a neutrophil marker). Most importantly, inflammasome activation and IL-1β/IL-18 release were significantly inhibited by ONOO(-) decomposition with FeTPPS.

conclusionsOur findings implicate that P2X7R exacerbated inflammatory progression and brain damage in ICH rats possibly via NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent IL-1β/IL-18 release and neutrophil infiltration. ONOO(-), a potential downstream signaling molecule of P2X7R, may play a critical role in triggering NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

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AnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsBrain EdemaBrain InjuriesCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cerebral HemorrhageCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsNADPH Oxidase 2NADPH OxidasesNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinApoptosis Regulatory Proteinsbrilliant greenCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCaspase 1Cybb protein, ratCytokinesMembrane GlycoproteinsNADPH Oxidase 2NADPH OxidasesNitric Oxide Synthase Type IINLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, ratPeroxidasePeroxynitrous AcidPycard protein, ratQuaternary Ammonium CompoundsReceptors, Purinergic P2X7

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PMID26475134
PMCPMC4609067
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