PMID- 28415686 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180326 LR - 20181113 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 19 DP - 2017 May 9 TI - Chikusetsu saponin IVa ameliorates high fat diet-induced inflammation in adipose tissue of mice through inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and NF-kappaB signaling. PG - 31023-31040 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.16052 [doi] AB - Chronic metabolic inflammation in adipose tissue plays an important role in the development of obesity-associated diseases. Our previous study indicated that total saponins of Panax japonicus (SPJ) rhizoma and Chikusetsu saponin V, one main component of SPJ, could exert the anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. The present study aimed to investigate the in vivo and Ex vivo anti-inflammatory activities of another main component of SPJ, namely Chikusetsu saponin IVa (CS). CS could significantly inhibited HFD-induced lipid homeostasis, and inhibited inflammation in adipose tissue, as reflected by the decreased mRNA expression levels of inflammation-related genes and secretion of the chemokines/cytokines, inhibited the accumulation of adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) and shifted their polarization from M1 to M2, suppressed HFD-induced expression of NLRP3 inflammasome component genes and decreased IL-1beta and Caspase-1 production in mice. Moreover, CS treatment also inhibited the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs). Meanwhile, CS treatment inhibited an NLRP3-induced ASC pyroptosome formation and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced pyroptosis. Furthermore, CS treatment suppressed HFD-induced NF-kappaB signaling in vivo and LPS-induced NF-kappaB activation as reflected by the fact that their phosphorylated forms and the ratios of pNF-kappaB/NF-kappaB, pIKK/IKK, and pIkappaB/IkappaB were all decreased in EAT from HFD-fed mice treated with CS as compared with those of HFD mice. Taking together, this study has revealed that CS effectively inhibits HFD-induced inflammation in adipose tissue of mice through inhibiting both NLRP3 inflammasome activation and NF-kappaB signaling. Thus, CS can serve as a potential therapeutic drug in the prevention and treatment of inflammation-associated diseases. FAU - Yuan, Chengfu AU - Yuan C AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Liu, Chaoqi AU - Liu C AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Wang, Ting AU - Wang T AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - He, Yumin AU - He Y AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Zhou, Zhiyong AU - Zhou Z AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Dun, Yaoyan AU - Dun Y AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Zhao, Haixia AU - Zhao H AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Ren, Dongming AU - Ren D AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Wang, Junjie AU - Wang J AD - Renhe Hospital of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Zhang, Changcheng AU - Zhang C AD - College of Medical Science, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. FAU - Yuan, Ding AU - Yuan D AD - Renhe Hospital of China Three Gorges University, Yichang, HuBei 443002, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 0 (Saponins) RN - 51415-02-2 (chikusetsu saponin IVa) RN - 6SMK8R7TGJ (Oleanolic Acid) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Adipose Tissue/drug effects/metabolism/pathology MH - Animals MH - Diet, High-Fat/*adverse effects MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects MH - Homeostasis/drug effects MH - Inflammasomes/*metabolism MH - Lipid Metabolism/drug effects MH - Lipopolysaccharides/immunology MH - Macrophages/drug effects/immunology/metabolism/pathology MH - Male MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/*metabolism MH - NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/*metabolism MH - Oleanolic Acid/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Panniculitis/drug therapy/*etiology/*metabolism/pathology MH - Saponins/*pharmacology MH - Signal Transduction/*drug effects PMC - PMC5458186 OTO - NOTNLM OT - ASC pyroptosome OT - Chikusetsu saponin IVa OT - NF-kappaB signaling OT - NLRP3 inflammasome OT - adipose tissue inflammation COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2017/04/19 06:00 MHDA- 2018/03/27 06:00 PMCR- 2017/05/09 CRDT- 2017/04/19 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/03/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/19 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 16052 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.16052 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2017 May 9;8(19):31023-31040. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.16052.