Identification of NLRP3(PYD) Homo-Oligomerization Inhibitors with Anti-Inflammatory Activity

Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes that represent critical elements of the inflammatory response. The dysregulation of the best-characterized complex, the NLRP3 inflammasome, has been linked to the pathogenesis of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer's...

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Autores: Ghafary, SM, Soriano-Teruel, PM, Lotfollahzadeh, S, Sancho, M, Serrano-Candelas, E, Karami, F, Barigye, SJ, Fernandez-Perez, I, Gozalbes, R, Nikkhah, M, Orzaez, M, Hosseinkhani, S
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Centro de Investigación Principe Felipe (CIPF)
Repositorio:r-CIPF. Repositorio Institucional Producción Científica del Centro de Investigación Principe Felipe (CIPF)
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Palabra clave:inflammasome inhibitors
NLRP3
PYD
screening
split-luciferase
pyroptosis
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Sumario:Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes that represent critical elements of the inflammatory response. The dysregulation of the best-characterized complex, the NLRP3 inflammasome, has been linked to the pathogenesis of diseases such as multiple sclerosis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer. While there exist molecular inhibitors specific for the various components of inflammasome complexes, no currently reported inhibitors specifically target NLRP3(PYD) homo-oligomerization. In the present study, we describe the identification of QM380 and QM381 as NLRP3(PYD) homo-oligomerization inhibitors after screening small molecules from the MyriaScreen library using a split-luciferase complementation assay. Our results demonstrate that these NLRP3(PYD) inhibitors interfere with ASC speck formation, inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokine IL1-beta release, and decrease pyroptotic cell death. We employed spectroscopic techniques and computational docking analyses with QM380 and QM381 and the PYD domain to confirm the experimental results and predict possible mechanisms underlying the inhibition of NLRP3(PYD) homo-interactions.