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ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2017

Lipocalin-2 induces NLRP3 inflammasome activation via HMGB1 induced TLR4 signaling in heart tissue of mice under pressure overload challenge.

Erfei Song, James Ws Jahng, Lisa P Chong, Hye K Sung, Meng Han, Cuiting Luo, Donghai Wu, Stellar Boo, Boris Hinz, Matthew A Cooper and 8 more

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Article in American journal of translational research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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  19. The Role of the Inflammasome in Heart Failure.Frontiers in physiology · 2021
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Erfei SongDepartment of Biology, York UniversityToronto, Canada.
James Ws JahngDepartment of Biology, York UniversityToronto, Canada.
Lisa P ChongDepartment of Biology, York UniversityToronto, Canada.
Hye K SungDepartment of Biology, York UniversityToronto, Canada.
Meng HanDepartment of Biology, York UniversityToronto, Canada.
Cuiting LuoDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong KongHong Kong.
Donghai WuGuangzhou Institute of Biomedicine & HealthChina.
Stellar BooLaboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of TorontoToronto, Canada.
Boris HinzLaboratory of Tissue Repair and Regeneration, Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of TorontoToronto, Canada.
Matthew A CooperInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of QueenslandAustralia.
Avril Ab RobertsonInstitute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of QueenslandAustralia.
Thorsten BergerThe Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health NetworkToronto, Canada.
Tak W MakThe Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research and Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health NetworkToronto, Canada.
Isaac GeorgeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical CenterNew York, USA.
P Christian SchulzeDepartment of Internal Medicine I, Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-University JenaJena, Germany.
Yu WangDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong KongHong Kong.
Aimin XuDepartment of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, University of Hong KongHong Kong.
Gary SweeneyDepartment of Biology, York UniversityToronto, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lipocalin-2 (also known as NGAL) levels are elevated in obesity and diabetes yet relatively little is known regarding effects on the heart. We induced pressure overload (PO) in mice and found that lipocalin-2 knockout (LKO) mice exhibited less PO-induced autophagy and NLRP3 inflammasome activation than Wt. PO-induced mitochondrial damage was reduced and autophagic flux greater in LKO mice, which correlated with less cardiac dysfunction. All of these observations were negated upon adenoviral-mediated restoration of normal lipocalin-2 levels in LKO. Studies in primary cardiac fibroblasts indicated that lipocalin-2 enhanced priming and activation of NLRP3-inflammasome, detected by increased IL-1β, IL-18 and Caspase-1 activation. This was attenuated in cells isolated from NLRP3-deficient mice or upon pharmacological inhibition of NLRP3. Furthermore, lipocalin-2 induced release of HMGB1 from cells and NLRP3-inflammasome activation was attenuated by TLR4 inhibition. We also found evidence of increased inflammasome activation and reduced autophagy in cardiac biopsy samples from heart failure patients. Overall, this study provides new mechanistic insight on the detrimental role of lipocalin-2 in the development of cardiac dysfunction.

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HMGB1Lipocalin-2NLRP3 inflammasomepressure overloadtoll-like receptor (TLR)-4

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PMID28670364
PMCPMC5489876

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