135821 - Fenamate NSAIDs inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome.pdf (1.59 MB)
Fenamate NSAIDs inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome and protect against Alzheimer's disease in rodent models
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posted on 2023-05-20, 08:21 authored by Daniels, MJD, Jack AutyJack Auty, Schilling, T, Spencer, NG, Watremez, W, Fasolino, V, Booth, SJ, White, CS, Baldwin, AG, Freeman, S, Wong, R, Latta, C, Yu, S, Jackson, J, Fischer, N, Koziel, V, Pillot, T, Bagnall, J, Allan, SM, Paszek, P, Galea, J, Harte, MK, Eder, C, Lawrence, CB, Brough, DNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 enzymes. The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multi-protein complex responsible for the processing of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β and is implicated in many inflammatory diseases. Here we show that several clinically approved and widely used NSAIDs of the fenamate class are effective and selective inhibitors of the NLRP3 inflammasome via inhibition of the volume-regulated anion channel in macrophages, independently of COX enzymes. Flufenamic acid and mefenamic acid are efficacious in NLRP3-dependent rodent models of inflammation in air pouch and peritoneum. We also show therapeutic effects of fenamates using a model of amyloid beta induced memory loss and a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. These data suggest that fenamate NSAIDs could be repurposed as NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors and Alzheimer's disease therapeutics.
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Publication title
Nature CommunicationsVolume
7Article number
12504Number
12504Pagination
1-10ISSN
2041-1723Department/School
Tasmanian School of MedicinePublisher
Nature Pub. GroupPlace of publication
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