Cited by 374Inflammasome and immune disordersGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric AcidImmune Response and Inflammation

β-hydroxybutyrate deactivates neutrophil NLRP3 inflammasome to relieve gout flares

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Goldberg, Emily L., Asher, Jennifer L., Molony, Ryan D., Shaw, Albert C., Zeiss, Caroline J., Wang, Chao, Morozova-Roche, Ludmilla A., Herzog, Raimund I. +2 more·2017·Cell Reports

Abstract

Aging and lipotoxicity are two major risk factors for gout that are linked by the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Neutrophil-mediated production of interleukin-1β (IL-1β) drives gouty flares that cause joint destruction, intense pain, and fever. However, metabolites that impact neutrophil inflammasome remain unknown. Here, we identified that ketogenic diet (KD) increases β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and alleviates urate crystal-induced gout without impairing immune defense against bacterial infection. BHB inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome in S100A9 fibril-primed and urate crystal-activated macrophages, which serve to recruit inflammatory neutrophils in joints. Consistent with reduced gouty flares in rats fed a ketogenic diet, BHB blocked IL-1β in neutrophils in a NLRP3-dependent manner in mice and humans irrespective of age. Mechanistically, BHB inhibited the NLRP3 inflammasome in neutrophils by reducing priming and assembly steps. Collectively, our studies show that BHB, a known alternate metabolic fuel, is also an anti-inflammatory molecule that may serve as a treatment for gout.

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  • Ketone bodies inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome and reduce IL-1beta production in monocytes.

    “Additionally, increased levels of ketone bodies inhibit the Nod -like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and reduce production of interleukin-1 b in monocytes (Youm et al., 2015; Goldberg et al., 2017).”

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Authors
Goldberg, E. L., Asher, J. L., Molony, R. D., Shaw, A. C., Zeiss, C. J., Wang, C., Morozova-Roche, L. A., Herzog, R. I., Iwasaki, A., & Dixit, V. D.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • Umeå University (SE)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Dixit, Vishwa Deep
Venue
Cell Reports
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-02
Volume
18
Issue
9
Pages
2077-2087
ISSN
2211-1247 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2594548735
Cited by
370
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 27 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 50 · 2023: 68 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 43 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 31 · 2018: 19 · 2017: 14
FWCI
11.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Cell Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DiVA at Umeå University (Umeå University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (AG043608, AI105097, AR070811, P01AG051459)
  • Diabetes Research Center (UL1-RR- 024139)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Yale Center for Clinical Investigation, Yale School of Medicine
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K08 DK082618, R01 DK101984-02)
  • American Heart Association (AI007019-38, AI055403, K24 AG042489, P30 AG21342, U19 AI089992)
  • American Foundation for Aging Research
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
Keywords
beta-hydroxybutyrate, NLRP3 inflammasome, gout flares, neutrophils, ketogenic diet, IL-1β, urate crystals, macrophages, lipotoxicity, aging, anti-inflammatory metabolites, joint inflammation
MeSH terms
NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Animals, Female, Gout, Humans, Inflammation, Macrophages, Male, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Middle Aged, Neutrophils, Uric Acid, 3-Hydroxybutyric Acid, Mice, Rats, Interleukin-1beta, Diet, Ketogenic, Young Adult, Inflammasomes

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