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Sphingosine regulates the NLRP3-inflammasome and IL-1β release from macrophages.
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PMID:  22105559     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that regulates inflammatory responses to injury and infection. IL-1β secretion requires the protease caspase-1, which is activated following recruitment to inflammasomes. Endogenous danger associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) released from necrotic cells activate caspase-1 through a NLRP3-inflammasome. Here we show that the endogenous lipid metabolite sphingosine acts as a DAMP by inducing the NLRP3-inflammasome-dependent secretion of IL-1β from macrophages. This process was dependent upon serine/threonine protein phosphatases since the PP1/PP2A inhibitors okadaic acid and calyculin A inhibited sphingosine-induced IL-1β release. IL-1β release induced by other well characterized NLRP3-inflammasome activators, such as ATP and uric acid crystals, in addition to NLRC4 and AIM2 inflammasome activators was also blocked by these inhibitors. Thus we propose sphingosine as a new DAMP, and that a serine/threonine phosphatase (PP1/PP2A)-dependent signal is central to the endogenous host mechanism through which diverse stimuli regulate inflammasome activation.
Authors:
Nadia M Luheshi; James A Giles; Gloria Lopez-Castejon; David Brough
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-11-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of immunology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1521-4141     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-11-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1273201     Medline TA:  Eur J Immunol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, AV Hill Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, U.K.
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