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EFLA 945 restricts AIM2 inflammasome activation by preventing DNA entry for psoriasis treatment
Cytokine
  • I. Che Chung, Chang Gung University
  • Sheng Ning Yuan, Chang Gung University
  • Chun Nan OuYang, Chang Gung University
  • Sheng I. Hu, Triservice General Hospital Taiwan
  • Hsin Chung Lin, National Defense Medical Center Taiwan
  • Kuo Yang Huang, National Defense Medical Center Taiwan
  • Wei Ning Lin, Fu Jen Catholic University
  • Yu Ting Chuang, Mackay Medical College
  • Yu Jen Chen, Mackay Memorial Hospital Taiwan
  • David M. Ojcius, University of the Pacific, California
  • Yu Sun Chang, Chang Gung University
  • Lih Chyang Chen, Mackay Medical College
ORCiD
David M. Ojcius: 0000-0003-1461-4495
Department
Biomedical Sciences
Document Type
Article
DOI
10.1016/j.cyto.2019.154951
Publication Date
3-1-2020
Disciplines
Abstract

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects about 2% of the general population. Activation of the Absent in Melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome is crucial for immune defense, but it can also cause inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including psoriasis. We currently lack an AIM2 inflammasome inhibitor that could be used therapeutically. Here, we show that EFLA 945, a safe product of red grape vine leaf extracts, can restrict AIM2 inflammasome activation. Mechanistically, EFLA945 prevents DNA entry into THP-1-derived macrophages, and thereby inhibits cytoplasmic DNA-dependent apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) oligomerization, caspase-1 activation, and the secretion of interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. The major phytochemicals of EFLA 945, resveratrol and peonidin 3-O-glucoside (P3G), appear to be the potential bioactive compounds responsible for its ability to restrict AIM2-dependent IL-1β secretion. Importantly, in an in vivo mouse model, EFLA 945 attenuates imiquimod (IMQ)-induced psoriasis-related pro-inflammatory responses in topical psoriatic skin, including caspase-1 activation, IL-1β maturation, and IL-17 production, and decreases the severity of psoriasis. Together, these results demonstrate that the safe natural product, EFLA 945, can restrict the AIM2 inflammasome activation through preventing DNA entry and may prove beneficial for treating psoriasis.

Citation Information
I. Che Chung, Sheng Ning Yuan, Chun Nan OuYang, Sheng I. Hu, et al.. "EFLA 945 restricts AIM2 inflammasome activation by preventing DNA entry for psoriasis treatment" Cytokine Vol. 127 (2020) ISSN: 10434666
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/david-ojcius/299/