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ArticleJournal of leukocyte biology2025

Suppression of NF-κB/NLRP3 by nanoligomer therapy mitigates ethanol and advanced age-related neuroinflammation.

Paige E Anton, Shannon Twardy, Prashant Nagpal, Julie A Moreno, Matthew A Burchill, Anushree Chatterjee, Nicolas Busquet, Michael Mesches, Elizabeth J Kovacs, Rebecca L McCullough

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Article in Journal of leukocyte biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Paige E AntonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6720-7098
Shannon TwardyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
Prashant NagpalSachi Bioworks Inc., Louisville, CO 80516, United States.
Julie A MorenoDepartment of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, United States.
Matthew A BurchillGI and Liver Innate Immune Program, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
Anushree ChatterjeeSachi Bioworks Inc., Louisville, CO 80516, United States.
Nicolas BusquetAnimal Behavior & In Vivo Neurophysiology Core, NeuroTechnology Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
Michael MeschesAnimal Behavior & In Vivo Neurophysiology Core, NeuroTechnology Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
Elizabeth J KovacsAlcohol Research Program, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.
Rebecca L McCulloughDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5341-7326

Funding

Aging, macrophage mediators, and burn trauma: SupplementR01AG018859 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI KOVACS, ELIZABETH J. · 2001 to 2024
$7.6M
Neuroinflammatory GeroMiRs and Alcohol: Defining Mechanisms of ADRDR01AA030741 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Rebecca LeAnne Smathers McCullough · 2024 to 2026
$1.4M
Training in Molecular and Systems ToxicologyT32ES029074 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI Jared Michael Brown · 2019 to 2026
$1.1M
Inflammaging and ADRD: Investigating the Role of Complement and Alcohol.R00AA025386 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI SMATHERS MCCULLOUGH, REBECCA LEANNE · 2018 to 2020
$993k
Alcohol and Lung Immunity in the AgedR21AA026295 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI KOVACS, ELIZABETH J. · 2018 to 2019
$408k
The Neuroinflammatory Impact of Binge Ethanol Exposure in Aged Mice: A Role for NLRP3.F31AA030213 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI ANTON, PAIGE E · 2022 to 2023
$63k
Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesNASANIAAA NIH HHS F31 AA030213NIAAA NIH HHS R00 AA025386NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA030741NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA026295NIA NIH HHS R01 AG018859NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES029074NIH HHS F31AA030213SBIR 80NSSC22CA116
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Binge alcohol use is increasing among aged adults (>65 yr). Alcohol-related toxicity in aged adults is associated with neurodegeneration; yet, the molecular underpinnings of this age-related sensitivity to alcohol are not well described. Studies utilizing rodent models of neurodegenerative disease reveal heightened activation of nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) and Nod-like receptor 3 (NLRP3) mediate microglia activation and associated neuronal injury. Our group, and others, have implicated hippocampal-resident microglia as key producers of inflammatory mediators; yet, the link between inflammation and neurodegeneration has not been established in models of binge ethanol exposure and advanced age. Here, we report binge ethanol increased the proportion of NLRP3+ microglia in the hippocampus of aged (18 to 20 mo) female C57BL/6N mice compared with young (3 to 4 mo). In primary microglia, ethanol-induced expression of reactivity markers and NLRP3 inflammasome activation were more pronounced in microglia from aged mice compared with young. Using a NLRP3-specific inhibitor (OLT1177) and a novel brain-penetrant Nanoligomer that inhibits NF-κB and NLRP3 translation (SB_NI_112), we find ethanol-induced microglial reactivity can be attenuated by OLT1177 and SB_NI_112 in microglia from aged mice. In a model of intermittent binge ethanol exposure, SB_NI_112 prevented ethanol-mediated microglia reactivity, IL-1β production, and tau hyperphosphorylation in the hippocampus of aged mice. These data suggest early indicators of neurodegeneration occurring with advanced age and binge ethanol exposure are driven by NF-κB and NLRP3. Further investigation is warranted to explore the use of targeted immunosuppression via Nanoligomers to attenuate neuroinflammation after alcohol consumption in the aging populations.

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AgingEthanolNanoparticlesNeuroinflammatory DiseasesNF-kappa BNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinAnimalsFemaleHippocampusInflammasomesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrogliaEthanolInflammasomesNF-kappa BNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouseadvanced agingalcoholmicroglianeurodegenerationNLRP3 inflammasome

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PMID40036603
PMCPMC12022636

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