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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Effects of Resvega on Inflammasome Activation in Conjunction with Dysfunctional Intracellular Clearance in Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) Cells.

Niina Bhattarai, Niina Piippo, Sofia Ranta-Aho, Yashavanthi Mysore, Kai Kaarniranta, Anu Kauppinen

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Niina BhattaraiSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9031-5353
Niina PiippoSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.
Sofia Ranta-AhoSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6569-657X
Yashavanthi MysoreSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8279-0998
Kai KaarnirantaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.
Anu KauppinenSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, 70210 Kuopio, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-8254-0200
University of Eastern Finland · FI

Funding

Academy of Finland 297267, 307341, 328443, 296840 and 333302Emil Aaltosen Säätiö xFinnish Eye Foundation xPäivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation xSigrid Juselius Foundation xSilmä- ja Kudospankkisäätiö xSokeain Ystävät ry x
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease in which retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells play a crucial role in maintaining retinal homeostasis and photoreceptors' functionality. During disease progression, there is increased inflammation with nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat, and Pyrin domain 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation, oxidative stress, and impaired autophagy in RPE cells. Previously, we have shown that the dietary supplement Resvega reduces reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and induces autophagy in RPE cells. Here, we investigated the ability of Resvega to prevent NLRP3 inflammasome activation with impaired protein clearance in human RPE cells. Cell viability was measured using the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were utilized to determine the secretion of cytokines, NLRP3, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Caspase-1 activity was measured with a fluorescent labeled inhibitor of caspase-1 (FLICA; FAM-YVAD-FMK) and detected microscopically. Resvega improved the cell membrane integrity, which was evident as reduced LDH leakage from cells. In addition, the caspase-1 activity and NLRP3 release were reduced, as was the secretion of two inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-8, in IL-1α-primed ARPE-19 cells. According to our results, Resvega can potentially reduce NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammation in RPE cells with impaired protein clearance.

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antioxidantARPE-19 cellautophagycaspase-1IL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeResvegaresveratrolRPE cell

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PMID33430331
PMCPMC7825790
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