A pivotal role for the IL-1β and the inflammasome in preterm labor

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During labor, monocytes infiltrate massively the myometrium and differentiate into macrophages secreting high levels of reactive oxygen species and of pro-inflammatory cytokines (i.e. IL-1β), leading to myometrial contraction. Although IL-1β is clearly implicated in labor, its function and that of the inflammasome complex that cleaves the cytokine in its active form, has never been studied on steps preceding contraction. In this work, we used our model of lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm labor to highlight their role. We demonstrated that IL-1β was secreted by the human myometrium during labor or in presence of infection and was essential for myometrial efficient contractions as its blockage with an IL-1 receptor antagonist (Anakinra) or a neutralizing antibody completely inhibited the induced contractions. We evaluated the implication of the inflammasome on myometrial contractions and differentiation stages of labor onset. We showed that the effects of macrophage-released IL-1β in myometrial cell transactivation were blocked by inhibition of the inflammasome, suggesting that the inflammasome by producing IL-1β was essential in macrophage/myocyte crosstalk during labor. These findings provide novel innovative approaches in the management of preterm labor, specifically the use of an inflammasome inhibitor to block the precursor stages of labor before the acquisition of the contractile phenotype.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 20. Feb., Seite 4234

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lopez, T E [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, H [VerfasserIn]
Bouysse, E [VerfasserIn]
Neiers, F [VerfasserIn]
Ye, X Y [VerfasserIn]
Garrido, C [VerfasserIn]
Wendremaire, M [VerfasserIn]
Lirussi, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cytokines
IL1B protein, human
Inflammasomes
Interleukin-1beta
Journal Article

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Date Completed 23.02.2024

Date Revised 24.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-54507-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368687694