PMID- 37239114 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230530 IS - 2227-9059 (Print) IS - 2227-9059 (Electronic) IS - 2227-9059 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 5 DP - 2023 May 14 TI - Inhibition of NADPH Oxidase (NOX) 2 Mitigates Colitis in Mice with Impaired Macrophage AMPK Function. LID - 10.3390/biomedicines11051443 [doi] LID - 1443 AB - Macrophage adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) limits the development of experimental colitis. AMPK activation inhibits NADPH oxidase (NOX) 2 expression, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in macrophages during inflammation, while increased NOX2 expression is reported in experimental models of colitis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. Although there are reductions in AMPK activity in IBD, it remains unclear whether targeted inhibition of NOX2 in the presence of defective AMPK can reduce the severity of colitis. Here, we investigate whether the inhibition of NOX2 ameliorates colitis in mice independent of AMPK activation. Our study identified that VAS2870 (a pan-Nox inhibitor) alleviated dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis in macrophage-specific AMPKbeta1-deficient (AMPKbeta1(LysM)) mice. Additionally, VAS2870 blocked LPS-induced TLR-4 and NOX2 expression, ROS production, nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB, and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) from AMPKbeta1(LysM) mice, whereas sodium salicylate (SS; AMPK beta1 activator) did not. Both VAS2870 and SS inhibited LPS-induced NOX2 expression, ROS production, and pro-inflammatory cytokine secretions in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) from wildtype (AMPKbeta1(fl/fl)) mice but only VAS2870 inhibited these effects of LPSs in AMPKbeta1(LysM) BMDMs. Furthermore, in macrophage cells (RAW 264.7), both SS and VAS2870 inhibited ROS production and the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and reversed the impaired autophagy induced by LPSs. These data suggest that inhibiting NOX2 can reduce inflammation independent of AMPK in colitis. FAU - Banskota, Suhrid AU - Banskota S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3183-6268 AD - Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. FAU - Wang, Huaqing AU - Wang H AD - Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. FAU - Kwon, Yun Han AU - Kwon YH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4232-9141 AD - Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. FAU - Gautam, Jaya AU - Gautam J AD - Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. FAU - Haq, Sabah AU - Haq S AD - Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. FAU - Grondin, Jensine AU - Grondin J AD - Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. FAU - Steinberg, Gregory R AU - Steinberg GR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5425-8275 AD - Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. FAU - Khan, Waliul I AU - Khan WI AD - Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. AD - Centre for Metabolism, Obesity and Diabetes Research, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. LA - eng GR - PJT156262/CAPMC/CIHR/Canada PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230514 PL - Switzerland TA - Biomedicines JT - Biomedicines JID - 101691304 PMC - PMC10216132 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - NOX2 OT - autophagy OT - colitis OT - inflammation OT - macrophages COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/05/27 09:43 MHDA- 2023/05/27 09:44 PMCR- 2023/05/14 CRDT- 2023/05/27 01:09 PHST- 2023/04/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/05/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/05/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/27 09:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/27 09:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/27 01:09 [entrez] PHST- 2023/05/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biomedicines11051443 [pii] AID - biomedicines-11-01443 [pii] AID - 10.3390/biomedicines11051443 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biomedicines. 2023 May 14;11(5):1443. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11051443.