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Therapeutic Neutralization of the NLRP1 Inflammasome Reduces the Innate Immune Response and Improves Histopathology after Traumatic Brain Injury

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de Rivero Vaccari, Juan Pablo, Lotocki, George, Alonso, Ofelia F, Bramlett, Helen M, Dietrich, W Dalton, Keane, Robert W·2009·Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

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Traumatic brain injury elicits acute inflammation that in turn exacerbates primary brain damage. A crucial part of innate immunity in the immune privileged central nervous system involves production of proinflammatory cytokines mediated by inflammasome signaling. Here, we show that the nucleotide-binding, leucine-rich repeat pyrin domain containing protein 1 (NLRP1) inflammasome consisting of NLRP1, caspase-1, caspase-11, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC), the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein, and pannexin 1 is expressed in neurons of the cerebral cortex. Moderate parasagittal fluid-percussion injury (FPI) induced processing of interleukin-1β, activation of caspase-1, cleavage of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein, and promoted assembly of the NLRP1 inflammasome complex. Anti-ASC neutralizing antibodies administered immediately after fluid-percussion injury to injured rats reduced caspase-1 activation, X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein cleavage, and processing of interleukin-1β, resulting in a significant decrease in contusion volume. These studies show that the NLRP1 inflammasome constitutes an important component of the innate central nervous system inflammatory response after traumatic brain injury and may be a novel therapeutic target for reducing the damaging effects of posttraumatic brain inflammation.

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  • Several studies have characterized inflammasomes in neurons, which are capable of producing IL-1β.

    “several studies have characterized inflammasomes in neurons (de Rivero Vaccari et al, 2009;Kummer et al, 2007), which are capable of producing IL-1β (de Rivero Vaccari et al, 2009).”

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Authors
de Rivero Vaccari, J. P., Lotocki, G., Alonso, O. F., Bramlett, H. M., Dietrich, W. D., & Keane, R. W.
Affiliations
  • Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
  • University of Miami (US)
Corresponding author
Keane, Robert W
Venue
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
Published
2009-04-29
Volume
29
Issue
7
Pages
1251-1261
ISSN
  • 0271-678X (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-7016
OpenAlex
W2012789061
Cited by
312
References
43
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FWCI
4.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • U.S. Public Health Service (NN42133)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS-30291, R01NS042133, R01NS056072, P50NS030291)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
Keywords
NLRP1 inflammasome, traumatic brain injury, innate immunity, caspase-1, caspase-11, interleukin-1β processing, XIAP, ASC, pannexin 1, fluid percussion injury, neuroinflammation, cortical neurons, contusion volume, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Epitopes, Brain Injuries, Immunity, Innate, Inflammation, Male, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Caspase 1, Multiprotein Complexes, Rats, Interleukin-1beta

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