Leishmania Lipophosphoglycan Triggers Caspase-11 and the Non-canonical Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome

Autor: Renan V.H. de Carvalho, Warrison A. Andrade, Djalma S. Lima-Junior, Marisa Dilucca, Caroline V. de Oliveira, Kun Wang, Paula M. Nogueira, Jeronimo N. Rugani, Rodrigo P. Soares, Stephen M. Beverley, Feng Shao, Dario S. Zamboni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 26, Iss 2, Pp 429-437.e5 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.12.047
Popis: Summary: Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by Leishmania parasites is critical for the outcome of leishmaniasis, a disease that affects millions of people worldwide. We investigate the mechanisms involved in NLRP3 activation and demonstrate that caspase-11 (CASP11) is activated in response to infection by Leishmania species and triggers the non-canonical activation of NLRP3. This process accounts for host resistance to infection in macrophages and in vivo. We identify the parasite membrane glycoconjugate lipophosphoglycan (LPG) as the molecule involved in CASP11 activation. Cytosolic delivery of LPG in macrophages triggers CASP11 activation, and infections performed with Lpg1–/– parasites reduce CASP11/NLRP3 activation. Unlike bacterial LPS, purified LPG does not activate mouse CASP11 (or human Casp4) in vitro, suggesting the participation of additional molecules for LPG-mediated CASP11 activation. Our data identify a parasite molecule involved in CASP11 activation, thereby establishing the mechanisms underlying inflammasome activation in response to Leishmania species. : Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome is critical for the outcome of leishmaniasis. De Carvalho et al. show that Leishmania lipophosphoglycan (LPG) triggers caspase-11 activation in macrophage cytoplasm and the non-canonical activation of NLRP3, thereby establishing the mechanisms underlying NLRP3 activation in response to Leishmania. Keywords: Leishmania, inflammasome, caspase-11, lipophosphoglycan, LPG, caspase-1, NLRP3, macrophage, non-canonical inflammasome, Leishmaniasis
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