PMID- 34829577 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20211130 IS - 2076-3921 (Print) IS - 2076-3921 (Electronic) IS - 2076-3921 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 11 DP - 2021 Oct 27 TI - S1P/S1P(2) Signaling Axis Regulates Both NLRP3 Upregulation and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in Macrophages Primed with Lipopolysaccharide. LID - 10.3390/antiox10111706 [doi] LID - 1706 AB - The activation of NLRP3 inflammasome is a key factor for various inflammatory diseases. Here, we provide experimental evidence supporting the regulatory role of sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) in NLRP3 inflammasome activation in mouse bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs), along with the S1P receptor subtype involved and underlying regulatory mechanisms. During the priming stage, S1P induced NLRP3 upregulation in BMDMs only when primed with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In this event, S1P(2), but not S1P(1), was involved based on the attenuated NLRP3 upregulation with JTE013 (S1P(2) antagonist) or S1P(2) knockdown. During the activation stage, S1P induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in LPS-primed BMDMs via caspase-1 activation, interleukin 1beta maturation, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) speck formation, and IL-1beta secretion. Such NLRP3 inflammasome activation was blocked by either pharmacological inhibition or genetic knockdown of S1P(2). NF-kappaB, PI3K/Akt, and ERK1/2 were identified as effector pathways underlying S1P/S1P(2) signaling in the regulation of NLRP3 upregulation in LPS-primed BMDMs. Further, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was dependent on the S1P/S1P(2) signaling axis in these cells, and the ROS generated regulate NLRP3 inflammasome activation, but not NLRP3 priming. Collectively, our findings suggest that S1P promotes NLRP3 upregulation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in LPS-primed BMDMs via S1P(2) and subsequent effector pathways. FAU - Lee, Chi-Ho AU - Lee CH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3466-2104 AD - Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, College of Pharmacy and Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Incheon 21936, Korea. FAU - Choi, Ji Woong AU - Choi JW AD - Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, College of Pharmacy and Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Incheon 21936, Korea. LA - eng GR - NRF-2021R1A2C1005520/National Research Foundation of Korea/ GR - NRF-2020R1A6A1A03043708/National Research Foundation of Korea/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211027 PL - Switzerland TA - Antioxidants (Basel) JT - Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101668981 PMC - PMC8614891 OTO - NOTNLM OT - LPS OT - NLRP3 inflammasome activation OT - NLRP3 upregulation OT - S1P OT - S1P2 OT - bone marrow-derived macrophage COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/11/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/11/28 06:01 PMCR- 2021/10/27 CRDT- 2021/11/27 01:09 PHST- 2021/10/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/10/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/11/27 01:09 [entrez] PHST- 2021/11/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/11/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/10/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - antiox10111706 [pii] AID - antioxidants-10-01706 [pii] AID - 10.3390/antiox10111706 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Antioxidants (Basel). 2021 Oct 27;10(11):1706. doi: 10.3390/antiox10111706.