Publication: The role of melatonin in amyloid beta-induced inflammation mediated by inflammasome signaling in neuronal cell lines
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2023
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Scientific Reports. Vol 13, No.1 (2023)
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Nopparat C., Boontor A., Kutpruek S., Govitrapong P. The role of melatonin in amyloid beta-induced inflammation mediated by inflammasome signaling in neuronal cell lines. Scientific Reports. Vol 13, No.1 (2023). doi:10.1038/s41598-023-45220-1 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/12598
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder. In addition to amyloid beta (Aβ) and tau, neuroinflammation is a crucial element in the etiology of this disease. However, the relevance of inflammasome-induced pyroptosis to AD is unknown. We aimed to clarify whether the anti-inflammatory effects of melatonin could prevent Aβ-mediated activation of the inflammasome. We demonstrated that Aβ upregulated NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3), apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD, and cysteinyl aspartate-specific proteinase caspase (caspase 1) expression in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells, resulting in the release of proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-18 (IL-18) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α). Melatonin prevented inflammasome signaling and excessive cytokine release caused by Aβ. We found that ethyl 2[(2-chlorophenyl)(hydroxy) methyl]acrylate (INF-4E, NLRP3 and caspase 1 inhibitor) significantly abolished Aβ-induced proinflammatory cytokine expression. The increase in cleaved-caspase 1, pro-IL18, and cleaved-IL18 caused by Aβ suggested the occurrence of pyroptosis, which was further confirmed by the increased expression of N-terminal gasdermin D (N-GSDMD). Melatonin plays a protective role against Aβ-induced inflammation via an inflammasome-associated mechanism that is essential in inducing the active forms of cytokines and pyroptosis. The ability of melatonin to inhibit inflammasome may represent a turning point in the treatment of AD progression. © 2023, Springer Nature Limited.