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ArticleClinical and translational medicine2021

Vitamin D3 ameliorates nitrogen mustard-induced cutaneous inflammation by inactivating the NLRP3 inflammasome through the SIRT3-SOD2-mtROS signaling pathway.

Xunhu Dong, Ying He, Feng Ye, Yuanpeng Zhao, Jin Cheng, Jingsong Xiao, Wenpei Yu, Jiqing Zhao, Yan Sai, Guorong Dan and 2 more

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Article in Clinical and translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xunhu DongDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Ying HeDepartment of Ultrasound, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Feng YeDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Yuanpeng ZhaoDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Jin ChengDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Jingsong XiaoDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Wenpei YuDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Jiqing ZhaoDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Yan SaiDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Guorong DanDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Mingliang ChenDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Zhongmin ZouDepartment of Chemical Defense Medicine, School of Military Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.
Army Medical University · CNSouthwest Hospital · CNXinqiao Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitrogen mustard (NM) causes severe skin injury with an obvious inflammatory response, which is lack of effective and targeted therapies. Vitamin D3 (VD3) has excellent anti-inflammatory properties and is considered as a potential candidate for the treatment of NM-induced dermal toxicity; however, the underlying mechanisms are currently unclear. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2; a widely used marker of skin inflammation) plays a key role in NM-induced cutaneous inflammation. Herein, we initially confirmed that NM markedly promoted COX2 expression in vitro and in vivo. NM also increased NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) expression, caspase-1 activity, and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) release. Notably, treatment with a caspase-1 inhibitor (zYVAD-fmk), NLRP3 inhibitor (MCC950), and NLRP3 or caspase-1 siRNA attenuated NM-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation, with subsequent suppression of COX2 expression and IL-1β release in keratinocytes. Meanwhile, NM increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) and decreased manganese superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) and sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) activities. Mito-TEMPO (a mtROS scavenger) ameliorated NM-caused NLRP3 inflammasome activation in keratinocytes. Moreover, VD3 improved SIRT3 and SOD2 activities, decreased mtROS contents, inactivated the NLRP3 inflammasome, and attenuated cutaneous inflammation induced by NM in vitro and in vivo. The beneficial activity of VD3 against NM-triggered cutaneous inflammation was enhanced by the inhibitors of IL-1, mtROS, NLRP3, caspase-1, and NLRP3 or caspase-1 siRNAs, which was abolished in SIRT3 inhibitor or SIRT3 siRNA-treated keratinocytes and skins from SIRT3

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AnimalsDermatitis, ContactFemaleHaCaT CellsHumansInflammasomesKeratinocytesMechlorethamineMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMitochondriaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionSirtuin 3InflammasomesMechlorethamineNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLRP3 protein, humanReactive Oxygen SpeciesSIRT3 protein, humanSirtuin 3Superoxide DismutaseSuperoxide Dismutase 2Vitamin Dcutaneous inflammationnitrogen mustardNLRP3 inflammasomeSIRT3vitamin D3

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PMID33634989
PMCPMC7882108
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