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  2. Anti-inflammatory effects of NaB and NaPc in Acinetobacter baumannii-stimulated THP-1 cells via TLR-2/NF-κB/ROS/NLRP3 pathway

Anti-inflammatory effects of NaB and NaPc in Acinetobacter baumannii-stimulated THP-1 cells via TLR-2/NF-κB/ROS/NLRP3 pathway

  • Acta Pharm. 2022 Oct 18;72(4):615-628. doi: 10.2478/acph-2022-0036.
Chen Shu 1 2 Zhang Yan-Yan 3 Zhang Hai 2 Ding Long-Kun 4 Xi Yue 4 Yan Man 4 Sun Chang 4 Wu Liang 4 Hu Hao 1
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Affiliations

  • 1 General Surgery Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China.
  • 2 General Surgery Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Jiefang Road No. 438, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212000, China.
  • 3 Testing Center, Yangzhou University Wenhui Road No. 48, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225009, China.
  • 4 School of Medicine, Jiangsu University Xuefu Road No. 301, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China.
Abstract

This study evaluated the anti-inflammation effect of the three main short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) on Acinetobacter baumannii-induced THP-1 cells. The three main SCFAs could inhibit A. baumannii-stimulated THP-1 cell NF-κB pathway activity and the expressions of NLRP3 inflamma-some and GSDMD, and increase Autophagy. The three main SCFAs, especially the sodium butyrate (NaB), had the effect of down-regulation of ROS and TLR-2 expression in THP-1 cells. NaB and sodium propionate (NaPc), but not sodium acetate (NaAc), dramatically suppressed IL-1β and IFN-γ expression. The results indicated that NaB and NaPc could significantly inhibit the inflammation of THP-1 cells induced by A. baumannii, and the inhibitory effect was in the order of NaB > NaPc > NaAC. NaB and NaPc may inhibit inflammation through TLR-2/NF-κB/ROS/NLRP3 signaling pathway.

Keywords

NLRP3; autophagy; inflammation; nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB); short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs).

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