The M1/M2 phenotypic shift of microglia after spinal cord injury plays an important role in the regulation of neuroinflammation during the secondary injury phase of spinal cord injury.Regulation of shifting microglia ...The M1/M2 phenotypic shift of microglia after spinal cord injury plays an important role in the regulation of neuroinflammation during the secondary injury phase of spinal cord injury.Regulation of shifting microglia polarization from M1(neurotoxic and proinflammatory type)to M2(neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory type)after spinal cord injury appears to be crucial.Tryptanthrin possesses an anti-inflammatory biological function.However,its roles and the underlying molecular mechanisms in spinal cord injury remain unknown.In this study,we found that tryptanthrin inhibited microglia-derived inflammation by promoting polarization to the M2 phenotype in vitro.Tryptanthrin promoted M2 polarization through inactivating the cGAS/STING/NF-κB pathway.Additionally,we found that targeting the cGAS/STING/NF-κB pathway with tryptanthrin shifted microglia from the M1 to M2 phenotype after spinal cord injury,inhibited neuronal loss,and promoted tissue repair and functional recovery in a mouse model of spinal cord injury.Finally,using a conditional co-culture system,we found that microglia treated with tryptanthrin suppressed endoplasmic reticulum stress-related neuronal apoptosis.Taken together,these results suggest that by targeting the cGAS/STING/NF-κB axis,tryptanthrin attenuates microglia-derived neuroinflammation and promotes functional recovery after spinal cord injury through shifting microglia polarization to the M2 phenotype.展开更多
BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus(HBV)evades the innate immunity and leads to persistent chronic infection,but the molecular mechanism is still not well known.AIM To investigate whether HBV-miR-3 is involved in HBV immune ...BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus(HBV)evades the innate immunity and leads to persistent chronic infection,but the molecular mechanism is still not well known.AIM To investigate whether HBV-miR-3 is involved in HBV immune evasion.METHODS HBV-miR-3 agomir and antagomir were employed to verify the effectiveness of HBV-miR-3 on cGAS-Sting-IFN pathway through the experiments on relative luciferase activity,cGAS protein expression,Sting phosphorylation and interferon(IFN)production.RESULTS HBV-miR-3 down-regulates cGAS protein expression post-transcriptionally by inhibition of cGAS 3’-untranslated region(3’-UTR)activity,which results in lower Sting phosphorylation and IFN production.HBV-miR-3 antagomir rescued cGAS protein expression,Sting phosphorylation and IFN-βproduction.CONCLUSION HBV-miR-3 plays an important role in HBV immunity evasion by targeting cGAS 3’-UTR and interfering with cGAS-Sting-IFN pathway.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82071387(to HT),81971172(to YW)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China,No.LY22H090012(to HT)the Basic Research Project of Wenzhou City,China,No.Y20220923(to MZ)。
文摘The M1/M2 phenotypic shift of microglia after spinal cord injury plays an important role in the regulation of neuroinflammation during the secondary injury phase of spinal cord injury.Regulation of shifting microglia polarization from M1(neurotoxic and proinflammatory type)to M2(neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory type)after spinal cord injury appears to be crucial.Tryptanthrin possesses an anti-inflammatory biological function.However,its roles and the underlying molecular mechanisms in spinal cord injury remain unknown.In this study,we found that tryptanthrin inhibited microglia-derived inflammation by promoting polarization to the M2 phenotype in vitro.Tryptanthrin promoted M2 polarization through inactivating the cGAS/STING/NF-κB pathway.Additionally,we found that targeting the cGAS/STING/NF-κB pathway with tryptanthrin shifted microglia from the M1 to M2 phenotype after spinal cord injury,inhibited neuronal loss,and promoted tissue repair and functional recovery in a mouse model of spinal cord injury.Finally,using a conditional co-culture system,we found that microglia treated with tryptanthrin suppressed endoplasmic reticulum stress-related neuronal apoptosis.Taken together,these results suggest that by targeting the cGAS/STING/NF-κB axis,tryptanthrin attenuates microglia-derived neuroinflammation and promotes functional recovery after spinal cord injury through shifting microglia polarization to the M2 phenotype.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,Key Project,No.82430071The Scientific Research Program of FuRong Laboratory,No.2023SK2108+2 种基金Clinical Medical Research Center for Viral Hepatitis of Hunan Province,No.2023SK4009Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation,No.2023JJ60440Hunan Provincial Health Commission Research Program,No.C202303088786.
文摘BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus(HBV)evades the innate immunity and leads to persistent chronic infection,but the molecular mechanism is still not well known.AIM To investigate whether HBV-miR-3 is involved in HBV immune evasion.METHODS HBV-miR-3 agomir and antagomir were employed to verify the effectiveness of HBV-miR-3 on cGAS-Sting-IFN pathway through the experiments on relative luciferase activity,cGAS protein expression,Sting phosphorylation and interferon(IFN)production.RESULTS HBV-miR-3 down-regulates cGAS protein expression post-transcriptionally by inhibition of cGAS 3’-untranslated region(3’-UTR)activity,which results in lower Sting phosphorylation and IFN production.HBV-miR-3 antagomir rescued cGAS protein expression,Sting phosphorylation and IFN-βproduction.CONCLUSION HBV-miR-3 plays an important role in HBV immunity evasion by targeting cGAS 3’-UTR and interfering with cGAS-Sting-IFN pathway.
