PMID- 36305000 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240228 IS - 1662-5099 (Print) IS - 1662-5099 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5099 (Linking) VI - 15 DP - 2022 TI - Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD-mediated release of matrix metalloproteinase 10 stimulates a change in microglia phenotype. PG - 976108 LID - 10.3389/fnmol.2022.976108 [doi] LID - 976108 AB - Inflammation contributes to amyloid-beta and tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Microglia facilitate an altered immune response that includes microgliosis, upregulation of inflammasome proteins, and elevation of matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs). Studies of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood in dementia patients show upregulation of two potential biomarkers of inflammation at the cellular level, MMP10 and apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC). However, little is known about their relationship in the context of brain inflammation. Therefore, we stimulated microglia cultures with purified insoluble ASC speck aggregates and MMP10 to elucidate their role. We found that ASC specks altered microglia shape and stimulated the release of MMP3 and MMP10. Furthermore, MMP10 stimulated microglia released additional MMP10 along with the inflammatory cytokines, tumor-necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha), Interleukin 6 (IL-6), and CXCL1 CXC motif chemokine ligand 1 (CXCL1). A broad-spectrum MMP inhibitor, GM6001, prevented TNFalpha release. With these results, we conclude that MMP10 and ASC specks act on microglial cells to propagate inflammation. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Sanchez, Bhaskar and Rosenberg. FAU - Sanchez, Kathryn E AU - Sanchez KE AD - Center for Memory and Aging, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States. FAU - Bhaskar, Kiran AU - Bhaskar K AD - Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States. AD - Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States. FAU - Rosenberg, Gary A AU - Rosenberg GA AD - Center for Memory and Aging, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States. AD - Department of Neurology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States. LA - eng GR - R01 NS083704/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - RF1 NS083704/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221011 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Mol Neurosci JT - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience JID - 101477914 PMC - PMC9595131 OTO - NOTNLM OT - apoptosis-associated speck like protein containing a CARD (ASC) OT - cytokine OT - inflammasome OT - matrix-metalloproteinase 10 (MMP10) OT - microglia COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/10/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/29 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/10/28 03:03 PHST- 2022/06/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/28 03:03 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/29 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnmol.2022.976108 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Mol Neurosci. 2022 Oct 11;15:976108. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.976108. eCollection 2022.