Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2022 Jan 3;63(1):14. doi: 10.1167/iovs.63.1.14.
To determine whether protein kinase a (PKA) and exchange protein for cAMP 1 (Epac1) inhibit NIMA-related kinase 7 (Nek7) to block the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing family member 3 (NLRP3) signaling pathway.
Retinal endothelial cells (RECs) were grown in normal (5 mM) or high (25 mM) glucose. Some cells were treated with a Nek7 cDNA plasmid, Nek7 siRNA; an Epac1 agonist, forskolin; a PKA agonist; or an empty vector. Epac1 floxed and Cdh5-cre Epac1 mice and Nek7 floxed and Cdh5-cre Nek7 mice were also used. Western blot analyses were done on cell culture or whole retinal lysates for NLRP3, cleaved caspase 1, interleukin-1-beta (IL-1β). A PKA activity assay was also done.
Nek7 cDNA increased NLRP3 signaling proteins, but Nek7 siRNA inhibited high-glucose induction of these proteins in retinal endothelial cells. Epac1 and forskolin both reduced Nek7 and NLRP3 pathway proteins, even when given in combination with Nek7 cDNA. Elimination of Nek7 in endothelial cells reduced NLRP3 signaling proteins in whole retinal lysates from mice.
Nek7 regulated NLRP3 inflammasome protein levels both in vitro and in vivo. Both Epac1 and PKA lie upstream of Nek7 and NLRP3 and can overcome excessive Nek7 levels. These studies establish that cAMP proteins can inhibit Nek7 and block activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome proteins.
确定蛋白激酶 A(PKA)和环腺苷酸交换蛋白 1(Epac1)是否通过抑制丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶 NIMA 相关激酶 7(Nek7)来阻断 NOD 样受体家族含吡咯结构域蛋白 3(NLRP3)信号通路。
培养视网膜血管内皮细胞(RECs)使其处于正常(5mM)或高(25mM)葡萄糖环境中。部分细胞用 Nek7 cDNA 质粒、Nek7 siRNA、Epac1 激动剂 forskolin、PKA 激动剂或空载体进行处理。此外,还使用了 Epac1 基因敲除和 Cdh5-cre Epac1 小鼠及 Nek7 基因敲除和 Cdh5-cre Nek7 小鼠。Western blot 分析用于检测细胞培养物或全视网膜裂解物中的 NLRP3、切割的半胱天冬酶 1、白细胞介素 1-β(IL-1β)。还进行了 PKA 活性测定。
Nek7 cDNA 增加了 NLRP3 信号蛋白,但 Nek7 siRNA 抑制了高葡萄糖诱导的视网膜内皮细胞中这些蛋白的表达。Epac1 和 forskolin 均降低了 Nek7 和 NLRP3 通路蛋白,即使与 Nek7 cDNA 联合使用也是如此。内皮细胞中 Nek7 的缺失降低了来自小鼠的全视网膜裂解物中的 NLRP3 信号蛋白。
Nek7 在线粒体和体内均调节 NLRP3 炎症小体蛋白水平。Epac1 和 PKA 均位于 Nek7 和 NLRP3 的上游,可克服过高的 Nek7 水平。这些研究确立了 cAMP 蛋白可抑制 Nek7 并阻断 NLRP3 炎症小体蛋白的激活。