Abstract
AbstractNebulized hypertonic saline (3–7%) is commonly used to increase mucociliary clearance in patients with chronic airway disease and/or virus infections. However, altered salt concentrations may contribute to inflammatory responses. The aim of this study was to investigate whether 500 mM NaCl (3%) triggers inflammation in human macrophages and identify the molecular mechanisms involved. NaCl-induced pyroptosis, IL-1β, IL-18 and ASC speck release were measured in primary human monocyte-derived macrophages. Treatment with the recombinant IL-1 receptor antagonist anakinra or the NLRP3 inhibitor MCC950 did not affect NaCl-mediated inflammasome assembly. Knock-down of NLRP1 expression, but not of NLRP3 and NLRC4, reduced NaCl-induced pyroptosis, pro-inflammatory cytokine and ASC speck release from human THP-1-derived macrophages. Data from this study suggest that 3% NaCl-induced inflammatory responses in human macrophages depend on NLRP1 and inflammasome assembly. Targeting inflammation in addition to inhalation with hypertonic saline may benefit patients with inflammatory airway disease.
Funder
University of Liverpool
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Genetics (clinical),Genetics,Immunology
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