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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

The impact of AIM2 inflammasome-induced pyroptosis on acute gouty arthritis and asymptomatic hyperuricemia patients.

Jiyan Chu, Jing Tian, Ping Li, Diyu Fu, Lin Guo, Rui Sun

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Jiyan Chu *Department of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Jing Tian *Department of Orthopedics, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Ping LiDepartment of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Diyu FuDepartment of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Lin GuoDepartment of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Rui SunDepartment of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.

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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the role of absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis in the pathogenesis of acute gouty arthritis (AGA) and asymptomatic hyperuricemia(AHU). Methods: A cohort of 30 AGA patients, 30 AHU individuals, and 30 healthy controls (HC) was assembled. Demographic and biochemical data, along with blood samples, were collected. Serum double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) levels were quantified using a fluorescent assay. Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of AIM2, Caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-1β, and IL-18 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells was performed using qRT-PCR and Western blot. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was employed to measure serum IL-1β and IL-18. Spearman correlation analysis was utilized to assess relationships between variables. Results: Both AGA and AHU groups demonstrated elevated metabolic indicators and serum levels of dsDNA, IL-1β, and IL-18 compared to the HC group. AGA patients exhibited higher inflammatory markers than the AHU group. In the AGA group, there was a significant increase in the mRNA and protein levels of AIM2, Caspase-1, GSDMD, IL-1β, and IL-18 (P<0.05 to P<0.001). The AHU group showed higher AIM2, Caspase-1, GSDMD, and IL-18 mRNA levels than the HC group (P<0.001 to P<0.01), with a non-significant increase in AIM2, GSDMD, and IL-1β proteins (P>0.05). In contrast, Caspase-1 and IL-18 proteins were significantly higher in the AHU group (P<0.05). Notable correlations were observed between AIM2 protein expression and levels of Caspase-1 and GSDMD in both AGA and AHU groups. In the AGA group, AIM2 protein correlated with IL-1β, but not in the AHU group. The AIM2 protein in the AHU group was positively associated with IL-18, with no such correlation in the AGA group. Conclusion: AIM2 inflammasome may play a role in the inflammatory processes of AGA and AHU and that its activation may be related to the pyroptosis pathway.

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Arthritis, GoutyDNA-Binding ProteinsHyperuricemiaInflammasomesPyroptosisAdultAgedBiomarkersCase-Control StudiesCaspase 1FemaleHumansInterleukin-18MaleMiddle AgedAIM2 protein, humanBiomarkersCaspase 1DNA-Binding ProteinsInflammasomesInterleukin-18absent in melanoma 2(AIM2)acute gouty arthritisasymptomatic hyperuricemiacaspase-1gasdermin D (GSDMD)pyroptosis

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PMCPMC11294203

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