Abstract
Intralysosomal cystine crystal accumulation, due tomutations in the CTNS gene, is a hallmark of nephropathic cystinosis, but the role of these crystals in disease pathogenesis remains unclear. We hypothesized that, similar to other host-derived crystalline moieties, cystine crystals can induce IL-1β production through inflammasome activation. Thus, we investigated the proinflammatory effects of cystine crystals in primary human PBMCs. LPS-primed PBMCs stimulated with cystine crystals secreted IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly to IL-1β secretion induced by other crystalline inflammasome activators, cystine crystal-induced IL-1β secretion required activation of caspase-1. Additionally, exogenous cystine crystals were internalized by monocytes, and inhibition of phagocytosis, cathepsin B leakage, generation of reactive oxygen species, and potassium efflux reduced cystine crystal-induced IL-1β secretion. Patients with cystinosis had higher levels of circulating IL-1β and IL-18 compared with controls. Analysis of inflammasome-related gene expression in PBMCs from patients with cystinosis revealed a significant increase in IL-1β and CASP-1 transcript levels compared with controls. Moreover, knockout of cystinosin in mice led to significant increases in serum IL-18 levels and kidney expression of inflammasome-related genes (Casp-1, Pycard, Il-18, Il18r1, Il1r1, and Il1rl2). Taken together, these data demonstrate that cystine crystals are endogenous inflammasome-activating stimuli, suggesting a novel role for cystine crystals in the pathogenesis of nephropathic cystinosis.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1163-1169 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Society of Nephrology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 1 2014 |
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Inflammasome activation by cystine crystals : Implications for the pathogenesis of cystinosis. / Prencipe, Giusi; Caiello, Ivan; Cherqui, Stephanie; Whisenant, Thomas; Petrini, Stefania; Emma, Francesco; De Benedetti, Fabrizio.
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T1 - Inflammasome activation by cystine crystals
T2 - Implications for the pathogenesis of cystinosis
AU - Prencipe, Giusi
AU - Caiello, Ivan
AU - Cherqui, Stephanie
AU - Whisenant, Thomas
AU - Petrini, Stefania
AU - Emma, Francesco
AU - De Benedetti, Fabrizio
PY - 2014/6/1
Y1 - 2014/6/1
N2 - Intralysosomal cystine crystal accumulation, due tomutations in the CTNS gene, is a hallmark of nephropathic cystinosis, but the role of these crystals in disease pathogenesis remains unclear. We hypothesized that, similar to other host-derived crystalline moieties, cystine crystals can induce IL-1β production through inflammasome activation. Thus, we investigated the proinflammatory effects of cystine crystals in primary human PBMCs. LPS-primed PBMCs stimulated with cystine crystals secreted IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly to IL-1β secretion induced by other crystalline inflammasome activators, cystine crystal-induced IL-1β secretion required activation of caspase-1. Additionally, exogenous cystine crystals were internalized by monocytes, and inhibition of phagocytosis, cathepsin B leakage, generation of reactive oxygen species, and potassium efflux reduced cystine crystal-induced IL-1β secretion. Patients with cystinosis had higher levels of circulating IL-1β and IL-18 compared with controls. Analysis of inflammasome-related gene expression in PBMCs from patients with cystinosis revealed a significant increase in IL-1β and CASP-1 transcript levels compared with controls. Moreover, knockout of cystinosin in mice led to significant increases in serum IL-18 levels and kidney expression of inflammasome-related genes (Casp-1, Pycard, Il-18, Il18r1, Il1r1, and Il1rl2). Taken together, these data demonstrate that cystine crystals are endogenous inflammasome-activating stimuli, suggesting a novel role for cystine crystals in the pathogenesis of nephropathic cystinosis.
AB - Intralysosomal cystine crystal accumulation, due tomutations in the CTNS gene, is a hallmark of nephropathic cystinosis, but the role of these crystals in disease pathogenesis remains unclear. We hypothesized that, similar to other host-derived crystalline moieties, cystine crystals can induce IL-1β production through inflammasome activation. Thus, we investigated the proinflammatory effects of cystine crystals in primary human PBMCs. LPS-primed PBMCs stimulated with cystine crystals secreted IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner. Similarly to IL-1β secretion induced by other crystalline inflammasome activators, cystine crystal-induced IL-1β secretion required activation of caspase-1. Additionally, exogenous cystine crystals were internalized by monocytes, and inhibition of phagocytosis, cathepsin B leakage, generation of reactive oxygen species, and potassium efflux reduced cystine crystal-induced IL-1β secretion. Patients with cystinosis had higher levels of circulating IL-1β and IL-18 compared with controls. Analysis of inflammasome-related gene expression in PBMCs from patients with cystinosis revealed a significant increase in IL-1β and CASP-1 transcript levels compared with controls. Moreover, knockout of cystinosin in mice led to significant increases in serum IL-18 levels and kidney expression of inflammasome-related genes (Casp-1, Pycard, Il-18, Il18r1, Il1r1, and Il1rl2). Taken together, these data demonstrate that cystine crystals are endogenous inflammasome-activating stimuli, suggesting a novel role for cystine crystals in the pathogenesis of nephropathic cystinosis.
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