| First Author | Nachbur U | Year | 2015 |
| Journal | Nat Commun | Volume | 6 |
| Pages | 6442 | PubMed ID | 25778803 |
| Mgi Jnum | J:221878 | Mgi Id | MGI:5641790 |
| Doi | 10.1038/ncomms7442 | Citation | Nachbur U, et al. (2015) A RIPK2 inhibitor delays NOD signalling events yet prevents inflammatory cytokine production. Nat Commun 6:6442 |
| abstractText | Intracellular nucleotide binding and oligomerization domain (NOD) receptors recognize antigens including bacterial peptidoglycans and initiate immune responses by triggering the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines through activating NF-kappaB and MAP kinases. Receptor interacting protein kinase 2 (RIPK2) is critical for NOD-mediated NF-kappaB activation and cytokine production. Here we develop and characterize a selective RIPK2 kinase inhibitor, WEHI-345, which delays RIPK2 ubiquitylation and NF-kappaB activation downstream of NOD engagement. Despite only delaying NF-kappaB activation on NOD stimulation, WEHI-345 prevents cytokine production in vitro and in vivo and ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice. Our study highlights the importance of the kinase activity of RIPK2 for proper immune responses and demonstrates the therapeutic potential of inhibiting RIPK2 in NOD-driven inflammatory diseases. |
