背景:先前的研究表明,Sirt3缺乏与多种炎症反应有关。本研究的目的是探讨Sirt3在尿酸单钠(MSU)晶体诱导的炎症中的作用和潜在的分子机制。
方法:检测痛风患者外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)中Sirt3的表达水平。在骨髓源性巨噬细胞(BMDMs)中研究了Sirt3在MSU晶体诱导的炎症中的功能和分子机制,C57BL/6鼠标,和Sirt3-/-鼠标。
结果:Sirt3在痛风患者PBMC中的表达降低。Sirt3激动剂(Viniferin)抑制包括SOD2蛋白在内的线粒体蛋白的乙酰化水平。RNA测序,生物信息学分析,RT-PCR,Westernblot表明Sirt3可以抑制Acod1(Irg1)的表达,在痛风中起重要作用。在用棕榈酸(C16:0)加MSU晶体处理的BMDM中,Acod1敲低抑制了线粒体活性氧(mtROS)的过度生产,巨噬细胞迁移,和线粒体碎片,Acod1提高了AMPK活性。过表达Acod1对衣康酸水平无明显影响,但大大降低了三羧酸(TCA)循环的一些重要中间代谢物的水平。这些数据表明Acod1在MSU晶体诱导的炎症中发挥促炎作用,并且与衣康酸的代谢水平无关。Sirt3缺乏在体外和体内加剧由MSU晶体诱导的炎症反应。
结论:目前的研究表明,Sirt3可以通过抑制Acod1的表达减轻MSU晶体诱导的炎症。
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have revealed that Sirt3 deficiency is associated with several inflammatory responses. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role and potential molecular mechanisms of Sirt3 in the inflammation induced by monosodium urate (MSU) crystals.
METHODS: The Sirt3 expression level in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with gout was measured. Function and molecular mechanism of Sirt3 in MSU crystal-induced inflammation were investigated in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), C57BL/6 mouse, and Sirt3-/- mouse.
RESULTS: Sirt3 expression was decreased in the PBMCs of patients with gout. Sirt3 agonist (Viniferin) inhibited the acetylation levels of mitochondrial proteins including the SOD2 protein. RNA sequencing, bio-informatics analysis, RT-PCR, and Western blot demonstrated that Sirt3 could suppress the expression of Acod1 (Irg1), which plays an important role in gout. In BMDMs treated with palmitic acid (C16:0) plus MSU crystals,
Acod1 knockdown repressed mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) over-production, macrophage migration, and mitochondrial fragmentation, and
Acod1 improved AMPK activity. The over-expression of
Acod1 did not significantly affect the level of itaconic acid, but greatly decreased the levels of some important intermediate metabolites of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. These data indicate that
Acod1 exerts a pro-inflammatory role in MSU crystal-induced inflammation and is independent of the metabolic level of itaconic acid. Sirt3 deficiency exacerbates inflammatory response induced by MSU crystals in vitro and in vivo.
CONCLUSIONS: The current study has shown that Sirt3 can alleviate the MSU crystal-induced inflammation by inhibiting the expression of
Acod1.