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Fenamate NSAIDs inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome and protect against Alzheimer's disease in rodent models
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Daniels, MJD and Rivers-Auty, J and Schilling, T and Spencer, NG and Watremez, W and Fasolino, V and Booth, SJ and White, CS and Baldwin, AG and Freeman, S and Wong, R and Latta, C and Yu, S and Jackson, J and Fischer, N and Koziel, V and Pillot, T and Bagnall, J and Allan, SM and Paszek, P and Galea, J and Harte, MK and Eder, C and Lawrence, CB and Brough, D, Fenamate NSAIDs inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome and protect against Alzheimer's disease in rodent models, Nature Communications pp. 1-10. ISSN 2041-1723 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Non-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.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Alzheimer's disease, NSAID, inflammation, NLRP3 |
| Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Immunology |
| Research Field: | Innate Immunity |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) |
| Objective Field: | Nervous System and Disorders |
| UTAS Author: | Rivers-Auty, J (Dr Jack Auty) |
| ID Code: | 135821 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 79 |
| Deposited By: | Medicine |
| Deposited On: | 2019-11-15 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-11-15 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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