Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA 98103, USA.
FEBS Lett. 2010 Nov 19;584(22):4627-32. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.10.036. Epub 2010 Oct 23.
Several RNA viruses can be detected by the inflammasome, which promotes IL-1β and IL-18 secretion, but the underlying mechanisms of detection remain unclear. Cytosolic dsRNA is a replication intermediate of many RNA viruses. We show here that transfection of the dsRNA analogue poly I:C activates the NLRP3 inflammasome via a pathway requiring endosomal acidification. This detection is independent of the other poly I:C sensors: TLR3 and MDA5. These results suggest a mechanism by which cytosolic dsRNA produced during viral infection could activate the NLRP3 inflammasome.
几种 RNA 病毒可以被炎症小体检测到,炎症小体促进白细胞介素 1β 和白细胞介素 18 的分泌,但检测的潜在机制尚不清楚。细胞质双链 RNA 是许多 RNA 病毒的复制中间体。我们在这里表明,双链 RNA 类似物聚肌胞的转染通过需要内体酸化的途径激活 NLRP3 炎症小体。这种检测不依赖于其他聚肌胞传感器:TLR3 和 MDA5。这些结果表明,在病毒感染过程中产生的细胞质双链 RNA 可以激活 NLRP3 炎症小体的一种机制。