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ArticleAutophagy2017

The role of NLRP3-CASP1 in inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation and autophagy dysfunction in manganese-induced, hippocampal-dependent impairment of learning and memory ability.

Diya Wang, Jianbin Zhang, Wenkai Jiang, Zipeng Cao, Fang Zhao, Tongjian Cai, Michael Aschner, Wenjing Luo

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Article in Autophagy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers.

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107citing papers in PubMed
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107 citing papers in PubMed, 244 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Diya Wanga Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment , School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , China.
Jianbin Zhanga Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment , School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , China.
Wenkai Jiangb State Key Laboratory of Military Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology , Department of Operative Dentistry & Endodontics , School of Stomatology, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , Shaanxi , China.
Zipeng Caoa Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment , School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , China.
Fang Zhaoa Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment , School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , China.
Tongjian Caia Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment , School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , China.
Michael Aschnerc Department of Molecular Pharmacology , Albert Einstein College of Medicine , Bronx , NY , USA.
Wenjing Luoa Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and the Ministry of Education Key Lab of Hazard Assessment and Control in Special Operational Environment , School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University , Xi'an , China.
Air Force Medical University · CNAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Central nervous system (CNS) inflammation and autophagy dysfunction are known to be involved in the pathology of neurodegenerative diseases. Manganese (Mn), a neurotoxic metal, has the potential to induce microglia-mediated neuroinflammation as well as autophagy dysfunction. NLRP3 (NLR family, pyrin domain containing 3)- CASP1 (caspase 1) inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation in microglia has specific relevance to neurological diseases. However, the mechanism driving these phenomena remains poorly understood. We demonstrate that Mn activates the NLRP3-CASP1 inflammasome pathway in the hippocampus of mice and BV2 cells by triggering autophagy-lysosomal dysfunction. The autophagy-lysosomal dysfunction is induced by lysosomal damage caused by excessive Mn accumulation, damaging the structure and normal function of these organelles. Additionally, we show that the release of lysosomal CTSB (cathepsin B) plays an important role in Mn-induced NLRP3-CASP1 inflammasome activation, and that the increased autophagosomes in the cytoplasm are not the main cause of NLRP3-CASP1 inflammasome activation. The accumulation of proinflammatory cytokines, such as IL1B (interleukin 1 β) and IL18 (interleukin 18), as well as the dysfunctional autophagy pathway may damage hippocampal neuronal cells, thus leading to hippocampal-dependent impairment in learning and memory, which is associated with the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD).

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AnimalsAutophagyCaspase 1HippocampusInflammasomesLearningManganeseMemoryMemory DisordersMiceNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinCaspase 1InflammasomesManganeseNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseautophagymanganesemicroglianeuroinflammationNLRP3 inflammasome

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PMID28318352
PMCPMC5446056
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