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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

The Selective 3-MST Inhibitor I3MT-3 Works as a Potent Caspase-1 Inhibitor.

Kohei Otani, Ryuto Komatsu, Takuya Noguchi, Wakana Suzuki, Yusuke Hirata, Atsushi Matsuzawa

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 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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6 authors.

Kohei OtaniLaboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
Ryuto KomatsuLaboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
Takuya NoguchiLaboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6187-6645
Wakana SuzukiLaboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.
Yusuke HirataLaboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1428-2075
Atsushi MatsuzawaLaboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8303-3905

Funding

AMED JP23ym0126802j0002JSPS KAKENHI JP24K02173JSPS KAKENHI JP24K02237MEXT KAKENHI JP21H00268
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

I3MT-3 (HMPSNE) has been identified as a selective inhibitor of the supersulfide-producing enzyme 3-MST. In this study, we found that I3MT-3 inhibits inflammatory responses, including the secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and inflammatory cell death pyroptosis, induced by the activation of the inflammasomes composed of NLRP1, NLRP3, or AIM2. However, interestingly, the knockdown of 3-MST did not affect the activation of the inflammasomes, suggesting that the inhibitory effect of I3MT-3 on inflammasome activation is mediated by alternative ways rather than the inhibition of 3-MST. Interestingly, an in vitro caspase assay revealed that I3MT-3 directly inhibits caspase-1 activation, and molecular docking simulations raised the possibility that the pyrimidone ring in I3MT-3 stabilizes direct interaction of I3MT-3 with caspase-1. Taken together, our data suggest that I3MT-3 inhibits inflammasome activation by targeting caspase-1, and show I3MT-3 as a potent inhibitor of caspase-1.

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Caspase 1Caspase InhibitorsHumansInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMolecular Docking SimulationNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPyroptosisCaspase 1Caspase InhibitorsInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Proteinanti-inflammatory drugscaspase-1inflammasomes

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PMID40076859
PMCPMC11899812

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