
Mutated NLRP3 assembles a hyperactive inflammasome, which causes excessive secretion of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 and, ultimately, a spectrum of autoinflammatory disorders known as cryopyrinopathies of which neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID) is the most severe phenotype. NOMID mice phenocopy several features of the human disease as they develop severe systemic inflammation driven by IL-1β and IL-18 overproduction associated with damage to multiple organs, including spleen, skin, liver, and skeleton. Secretion of IL-1β and IL-18 requires gasdermin D (GSDMD), which-upon activation by the inflammasomes-translocates to the plasma membrane where it forms pores through which these cytokines are released. However, excessive pore formation resulting from sustained activation of GSDMD compromises membrane integrity and ultimately causes a pro-inflammatory form of cell death, termed pyroptosis. In this study, we first established a strong correlation between NLRP3 inflammasome activation and GSDMD processing and pyroptosis in vitro. Next, we used NOMID mice to determine the extent to which GSDMD-driven pyroptosis influences the pathogenesis of this disorder. Remarkably, all NOMID-associated inflammatory symptoms are prevented upon ablation of GSDMD. Thus, GSDMD-dependent actions are required for the pathogenesis of NOMID in mice.
Inflammation, QH301-705.5, Inflammasomes, Cell Membrane, Interleukin-1beta, Interleukin-18, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Phosphate-Binding Proteins, Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes, Neoplasm Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Short Reports, Animals, Newborn, NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein, Pyroptosis, Animals, Biology (General), Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
Inflammation, QH301-705.5, Inflammasomes, Cell Membrane, Interleukin-1beta, Interleukin-18, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Phosphate-Binding Proteins, Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes, Neoplasm Proteins, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Short Reports, Animals, Newborn, NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein, Pyroptosis, Animals, Biology (General), Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
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