| First Author | Provoost S | Year | 2011 |
| Journal | J Immunol | Volume | 187 |
| Issue | 6 | Pages | 3331-7 |
| PubMed ID | 21844393 | Mgi Jnum | J:179240 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:5301494 | Doi | 10.4049/jimmunol.1004062 |
| Citation | Provoost S, et al. (2011) NLRP3/caspase-1-independent IL-1beta production mediates diesel exhaust particle-induced pulmonary inflammation. J Immunol 187(6):3331-7 |
| abstractText | Inhalation of diesel exhaust particles (DEP) induces an inflammatory reaction in the lung; however, the mechanisms are largely unclear. IL-1beta/IL-1RI signaling is crucial in several lung inflammatory responses. Typically, caspase-1 is activated within the NLRP3 inflammasome that recognizes several damage-associated molecular patterns, which results in cleavage of pro-IL-1beta into mature IL-1beta. In this study, we hypothesized that the NLRP3/caspase-1/IL-1beta pathway is critical in DEP-induced lung inflammation. Upon DEP exposure, IL-1RI knockout mice had reduced pulmonary inflammation compared with wild-type mice. Similarly, treatment with rIL-1R antagonist (anakinra) and IL-1beta neutralization impaired the DEP-induced lung inflammatory response. Upon DEP exposure, NLRP3 and caspase-1 knockout mice, however, showed similar IL-1beta levels and comparable pulmonary inflammation compared with wild-type mice. In conclusion, these data show that the DEP-induced pulmonary inflammation acts through the IL-1beta/IL-1RI axis. In addition, DEP initiates inflammation independent of the classical NLRP3/caspase-1 pathway, suggesting that other proteases might be involved. |
