DHA/AA Alleviates LPS-induced Kupffer Cells Pyroptosis Via GPR120 Interaction with NLRP3 to Inhibit Inflammasome Complexes Assembly

Overview

Journal Cell Death Dis

Specialties Cell Biology
General Medicine

Date 2021 Jan 13

PMID 33436541

Citations 14

Authors

Guoqiang Fan

Yanfei Li

Jinglong Chen

Yibo Zong

Xiaojing Yang

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Abstract

Pyroptosis is a novel type of programmed cell death associated with the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Arachidonic acid (AA) is widely involved in inflammatory pathological processes. However, the effect and mechanism of DHA and AA on pyroptosis in Kupffer cells are poorly understood. The present study demonstrated that DHA and AA ameliorated lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced Kupffer cells pyroptosis by reversing the increased expression of NLRP3 inflammasome complex, GSDMD, IL-1β, IL-18, and PI-stained positive rate. Next, the study revealed that GPR120 silencing eliminated the anti-pyroptosis of DHA and AA in LPS-induced Kupffer cells, suggesting that DHA and AA exerted their effect through GPR120 signaling. Importantly, GPR120 endocytose and binds to NLRP3 under LPS stimulation. Furthermore, co-immunoprecipitation showed that DHA and AA promoted the interaction between GPR120 and NLRP3 in LPS-exposed Kupffer cells, thus inhibiting the self-assembly of NLRP3 inflammasome complex. Finally, the study verified that DHA and AA alleviated hepatic injury through inhibiting Kupffer cells pyroptosis in vivo. The findings indicated that DHA and AA alleviated LPS-induced Kupffer cells pyroptosis via GPR120 interaction with NLRP3, it might become a potential therapeutic approach hepatic injury.

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