心脏毒性
医学
炎症
阿霉素
促炎细胞因子
药理学
细胞因子
骨髓
白细胞介素
恶化
免疫学
癌症研究
内科学
毒性
化疗
作者
Motoi Kobashi,Fumitake Usui,Tadayoshi Karasawa,Akira Kawashima,Hiroaki Kimura,Yoshiko Mizushina,Koumei Shirasuna,Hiroaki Mizukami,Tadashi Kasahara,Naoyuki Hasebe,Masafumi Takahashi
摘要
NLRP3 inflammasomes recognize non-microbial danger signals and induce release of proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β, leading to sterile inflammation in cardiovascular disease. Because sterile inflammation is involved in doxorubicin (Dox)-induced cardiotoxicity, we investigated the role of NLRP3 inflammasomes in Dox-induced cardiotoxicity. Cardiac dysfunction and injury were induced by low-dose Dox (15 mg/kg) administration in NLRP3-deficient (NLRP3(-/-)) mice but not in wild-type (WT) and IL-1β(-/-) mice, indicating that NLRP3 deficiency enhanced the susceptibility to Dox-induced cardiotoxicity independent of IL-1β. Although the hearts of WT and NLRP3(-/-) mice showed no significant difference in inflammatory cell infiltration, macrophages were the predominant inflammatory cells in the hearts, and cardiac IL-10 production was decreased in Dox-treated NLRP3(-/-) mice. Bone marrow transplantation experiments showed that bone marrow-derived cells contributed to the exacerbation of Dox-induced cardiotoxicity in NLRP3(-/-) mice. In vitro experiments revealed that NLRP3 deficiency decreased IL-10 production in macrophages. Furthermore, adeno-associated virus-mediated IL-10 overexpression restored the exacerbation of cardiotoxicity in the NLRP3(-/-) mice. These results demonstrated that NLRP3 regulates macrophage IL-10 production and contributes to the pathophysiology of Dox-induced cardiotoxicity, which is independent of IL-1β. Our findings identify a novel role of NLRP3 and provided new insights into the mechanisms underlying Dox-induced cardiotoxicity.
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