Acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 induces pyroptosis and inflammation of renal epithelial tubular cells in sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by upregulating the KLF5/NF-κB pathway

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BACKGROUND: Pyroptosis of the renal tubular epithelial cells (RTECs) and interstitial inflammation are central pathological characteristics of acute kidney injury (AKI). Pyroptosis acts as a pro-inflammatory form of programmed cell death and is mainly dependent on activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Previous studies revealed that acetyl-CoA synthetase 2 (ACSS2) promotes inflammation during metabolic stress suggesting that ACSS2 might regulate pyroptosis and inflammatory responses of RTECs in AKI.

METHODS AND RESULTS: The expression of ACSS2 was found to be significantly increased in the renal epithelial cells of mice with lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced AKI. Pharmacological and genetic strategies demonstrated that ACSS2 regulated NLRP3-mediated caspase-1 activation and pyroptosis through the stimulation of the KLF5/NF-κB pathway in RTECs. The deletion of ACSS2 attenuated renal tubular pathological injury and inflammatory cell infiltration in an LPS-induced mouse model, and ACSS2-deficient mice displayed impaired NLRP3 activation-mediated pyroptosis and decreased IL-1β production in response to the LPS challenge. In HK-2 cells, ACSS2 deficiency suppressed NLRP3-mediated caspase-1 activation and pyroptosis through the downregulation of the KLF5/NF-κB pathway. The KLF5 inhibitor ML264 suppressed NF-κB activity and NLRP3-mediated caspase-1 activation, thus protecting HK-2 cells from LPS-induced pyroptosis.

CONCLUSION: Our results suggested that ACSS2 regulates activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and pyroptosis by inducing the KLF5/NF-κB pathway in RTECs. These results identified ACSS2 as a potential therapeutic target in AKI.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Cell communication and signaling : CCS - 22(2024), 1 vom: 21. März, Seite 187

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lu, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Ya [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Si-Xiu [VerfasserIn]
Jin, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Nan [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Qing-Yan [VerfasserIn]
Wan, Cheng [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Chun-Ming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

72-89-9
ACSS2 protein, mouse
Acetyl Coenzyme A
Acetyl-CoA synthetase 2
Acute kidney injury
Caspase 1
EC 3.4.22.36
EC 6.-
EC 6.2.1.1
Inflammasomes
Journal Article
Ligases
Lipopolysaccharides
NF-kappa B
NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
Pyroptosis
Sepsis

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12964-024-01556-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370047354