目的：观察丹皮酚( Pae)对脂多糖( LPS)与三磷酸腺苷( ATP)诱导大鼠原代小胶质细胞NLRP3炎症小体激活的影响,探讨Pae对小胶质细胞炎症反应的抑制作用及其具体机制。方法采用白细胞分化抗原11b(CD11b)免疫荧光染色法鉴定小胶质细胞；采用ELISA法测定培养液中白细胞介素-1β( IL-1β)的水平；采用Western blot检测细胞NLRP3、ASC和caspase-1蛋白表达水平；采用2′,7′-二氯二氢荧光素二乙酯( DCFH-DA)为荧光探针检测细胞内活性氧( ROS)的水平。结果 LPS(0.5 mg·L-1)/ATP(5 mmol·L-1)能增加小胶质细胞ROS及上清液IL-1β水平,上调细胞NLRP3、ASC和caspase-1蛋白水平；Pae能减少细胞 ROS和上清液IL-1β水平,抑制LPS和ATP双信号上调的NLRP3、ASC和caspase-1蛋白水平。结论 Pae能抑制LPS/ATP激活的小胶质细胞NLRP3炎症小体,减少细胞上清液IL-1β水平,Pae对NLRP3炎症小体抑制作用可能与其下调小胶质细胞ROS水平有关。%Aim To investigate the effects of paeonol on lipopolysaccharide ( LPS) and adenosine 5′-triphos-phate ( ATP) induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in primary rat microglia and the mechanisms responsi-ble for this anti-inflammatory effects. Methods Pri-mary rat microglia were identified immunohistochemi-cally using the cluster of differentiation 11 b ( CD11 b ) antibody. Proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β was deter-mined by ELISA. Western blot was performed to ob-serve the protein expression of NLRP3 , ASC and caspase-1 in cultured primary rat microglia. The level of intracellular reactive oxygen species ( ROS) was mo-nitored by using the fluorescent probe 2′, 7′-dichlo-rofluorescein diacetate ( DCFH-DA ) . Results LPS (0. 5 mg · L-1 )/ATP ( 5 mmol · L-1 ) significantly increased intracellular ROS level and IL-1β secretion and upregulated NLRP3 , ASC and caspase-1 protein expression in primary rat microglia. Paeonol signifi-cantly decreased intracellular ROS level and IL-1β se-cretion, and inhibited LPS/ATP induced overexpres-sion of NLRP3 , ASC and caspase-1 in cultured primary rat microglia. Conclusion Paeonol can inhibit LPS/ATP induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in pri-mary rat microglia, and this inhibitory effect may be through the suppression of intracellular ROS.
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