PMID- 29804533 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190506 LR - 20190506 IS - 1875-5739 (Electronic) IS - 1567-2026 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 2 DP - 2018 TI - Bradykinin B2 receptors play a neuroprotective role in Hypoxia/reoxygenation injury related to pyroptosis pathway. PG - 138-144 LID - 10.2174/1567202615666180528073141 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Kinins are pro-inflammatory peptides that mediate numerous vascular and pain responses in tissue injury. Kinins exert their biological functions via two G-protein-coupled receptors: Bradykinin 1 Receptor (B1R) and Bradykinin 2 Receptor (B2R). We previously demonstrated the up-regulation of B2R after Hypoxia/Reoxygenation (H/R) injury in primary cultured cortical neurons. However, the role of B2R in inflammasome-induced pyroptosis remains unknown. METHODS: We induced H/R neuronal injury in primary cultured cortical neurons harvested from embryonic day 17 brains. Next, we examined the neuroprotective function of B2R in H/R-induced neuronal apoptosis or necrosis using an annexin V FITC/Propidium Iodide (PI) double-staining technique. The pyroptosis signaling cascade, including caspase-1, IL-1beta and IL-18 levels and Cleaved Gasdermin D (GSDMD) expression was examined by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blotting to explore the underlying molecular mechanism. RESULTS: H/R injury significantly increased B2R protein expression (P<0.05) as well as the percentage of early apoptotic and necrotic or late apoptotic neurons as verified by the annexin V FITC/PI flow cytometric analysis. Bradykinin (BK), a specific B2R agonist, caused a significant decrease in apoptotic neuronal death after H/R injury, while HOE140, a specific B2R antagonist, markedly reduced the neuroprotective effect of B2R. Following H/R injury, BK downregulated the caspase-1, IL-1beta and IL-18 levels (P<0.01). In contrast, pretreatment with HOE140 significantly increased caspase-1, IL-1beta, and IL-18 levels (P<0.01). Further analysis revealed that GSDMD, a key executioner of pyroptosis, is a target for B2R-mediated inhibition of neuronal pyroptosis. Cleaved GSDMD expression was significantly inhibited by BK pretreatment and significantly enhanced by HOE140 pretreatment (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: These results indicate that activation of B2R plays an important role in pyroptosis mediated by H/R injury. CI - Copyright(c) Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.org. FAU - Tang, Min AU - Tang M AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China. FAU - Li, Xia AU - Li X AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China. FAU - Liu, Ping AU - Liu P AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China. FAU - Wang, Jianwen AU - Wang J AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China. FAU - He, Fangping AU - He F AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China. FAU - Zhu, Xiongchao AU - Zhu X AD - Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 79 Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United Arab Emirates TA - Curr Neurovasc Res JT - Current neurovascular research JID - 101208439 RN - 0 (Bradykinin B2 Receptor Antagonists) RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Receptor, Bradykinin B2) RN - 31C4KY9ESH (Nitric Oxide) RN - 7PG89G35Q7 (icatibant) RN - EC 3.4.22.36 (Caspase 1) RN - S8TIM42R2W (Bradykinin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Bradykinin/analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Bradykinin B2 Receptor Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Caspase 1/metabolism MH - Cell Hypoxia/*drug effects/*physiology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Cerebral Cortex/cytology MH - Embryo, Mammalian MH - Interleukin-18/metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/metabolism MH - Mice MH - Neurons MH - Nitric Oxide/metabolism MH - Pyroptosis/drug effects/*physiology MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Receptor, Bradykinin B2/genetics/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects/*physiology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Bradykinin B2 receptor OT - GSDMD OT - hypoxia/reoxygenation OT - inflammatory responses OT - ischemic stroke OT - pyroptosis. EDAT- 2018/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/07 06:00 CRDT- 2018/05/29 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/04/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/04/16 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - CNR-EPUB-90699 [pii] AID - 10.2174/1567202615666180528073141 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Neurovasc Res. 2018;15(2):138-144. doi: 10.2174/1567202615666180528073141.