Melatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

Abstract The NLRP3 inflammasome is activated in the early period following subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH), resulting in inflammatory responses. Recent studies have shown that activation of NLRP3 inflammasome is suppressed by autophagy, but the potential mechanism is unclear. In this study, we examined...

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Autores principales: Shenglong Cao, Sudeep Shrestha, Jianru Li, Xiaobo Yu, Jingyin Chen, Feng Yan, Guangyu Ying, Chi Gu, Lin Wang, Gao Chen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e05b90dc0e4b45db8f8fd44afcfb68cd2021-12-02T11:52:23ZMelatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation10.1038/s41598-017-02679-z2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/e05b90dc0e4b45db8f8fd44afcfb68cd2017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02679-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The NLRP3 inflammasome is activated in the early period following subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH), resulting in inflammatory responses. Recent studies have shown that activation of NLRP3 inflammasome is suppressed by autophagy, but the potential mechanism is unclear. In this study, we examined whether mitophagy was involved in the beneficial effect of melatonin and its relationship with NLRP3 inflammasome activation after SAH. In total, 130 adult-male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: sham group, SAH + vehicle group, SAH + melatonin group, and SAH + 3-methyladenine (3-MA) + melatonin group. Brain samples were used for brain water content analysis, ROS assay, Western blot, immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that melatonin treatment markedly increased the expression of both autophagy markers(LC3-II/LC3-I and Atg 5), and mitophagy markers(Parkin and PINK-1) following SAH induction. Additionally, melatonin treatment attenuated pathological changes in mitochondria and reduced ROS generation, which are closely related to NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Consequently, melatonin-mediated upregulation of proteins associated with mitophagy inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome activation and significantly reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine levels after SAH. Conversely, 3-MA, an autophagy inhibitor, reversed these beneficial effects of melatonin on mitophagy and the NLRP3 inflammasome. These results suggest that mitophagy-associated NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition by melatonin is neuroprotective against early brain injury post-SAH in rats.Shenglong CaoSudeep ShresthaJianru LiXiaobo YuJingyin ChenFeng YanGuangyu YingChi GuLin WangGao ChenNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
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Shenglong Cao
Sudeep Shrestha
Jianru Li
Xiaobo Yu
Jingyin Chen
Feng Yan
Guangyu Ying
Chi Gu
Lin Wang
Gao Chen
Melatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation
description Abstract The NLRP3 inflammasome is activated in the early period following subarachnoid hemorrhage(SAH), resulting in inflammatory responses. Recent studies have shown that activation of NLRP3 inflammasome is suppressed by autophagy, but the potential mechanism is unclear. In this study, we examined whether mitophagy was involved in the beneficial effect of melatonin and its relationship with NLRP3 inflammasome activation after SAH. In total, 130 adult-male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: sham group, SAH + vehicle group, SAH + melatonin group, and SAH + 3-methyladenine (3-MA) + melatonin group. Brain samples were used for brain water content analysis, ROS assay, Western blot, immunohistochemistry and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that melatonin treatment markedly increased the expression of both autophagy markers(LC3-II/LC3-I and Atg 5), and mitophagy markers(Parkin and PINK-1) following SAH induction. Additionally, melatonin treatment attenuated pathological changes in mitochondria and reduced ROS generation, which are closely related to NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Consequently, melatonin-mediated upregulation of proteins associated with mitophagy inhibited NLRP3 inflammasome activation and significantly reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine levels after SAH. Conversely, 3-MA, an autophagy inhibitor, reversed these beneficial effects of melatonin on mitophagy and the NLRP3 inflammasome. These results suggest that mitophagy-associated NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition by melatonin is neuroprotective against early brain injury post-SAH in rats.
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author Shenglong Cao
Sudeep Shrestha
Jianru Li
Xiaobo Yu
Jingyin Chen
Feng Yan
Guangyu Ying
Chi Gu
Lin Wang
Gao Chen
author_facet Shenglong Cao
Sudeep Shrestha
Jianru Li
Xiaobo Yu
Jingyin Chen
Feng Yan
Guangyu Ying
Chi Gu
Lin Wang
Gao Chen
author_sort Shenglong Cao
title Melatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation
title_short Melatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation
title_full Melatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation
title_fullStr Melatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation
title_full_unstemmed Melatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation
title_sort melatonin-mediated mitophagy protects against early brain injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage through inhibition of nlrp3 inflammasome activation
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2017
url https://doaj.org/article/e05b90dc0e4b45db8f8fd44afcfb68cd
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