PMID- 37682717 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240308 LR - 20240308 IS - 2666-1667 (Electronic) IS - 2666-1667 (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 3 DP - 2023 Sep 15 TI - Protocol for in vivo and in vitro activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in mice using monosodium urate. PG - 102554 LID - S2666-1667(23)00521-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102554 [doi] LID - 102554 AB - Although intraperitoneal injection of monosodium urate (MSU) is an effective model for studying peritonitis, its establishment remains challenging. Here, we present a protocol for using MSU to activate the NLRP3 inflammasome in bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) and to induce peritonitis in mice. We describe steps for isolating and culturing BMDMs, preparing MSU crystals, and activating the NLRP3 inflammasome using western blot and ELISA. We then detail procedures for inducing peritonitis and testing for relevant indicators using flow cytometry and ELISA. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Huang et al. (2023).(1). CI - Copyright (c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Liu, Didi AU - Liu D AD - Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214000, China. FAU - Huang, Yi AU - Huang Y AD - Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu 214000, China. Electronic address: hy527@jiangnan.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230907 PL - United States TA - STAR Protoc JT - STAR protocols JID - 101769501 RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 268B43MJ25 (Uric Acid) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Animals MH - *Inflammasomes MH - NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein MH - Uric Acid/pharmacology MH - Macrophages MH - *Peritonitis/chemically induced PMC - PMC10493585 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cell Biology OT - Immunology OT - Metabolism COIS- Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests. EDAT- 2023/09/08 18:42 MHDA- 2024/03/08 06:43 PMCR- 2023/09/07 CRDT- 2023/09/08 12:36 PHST- 2023/04/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/06/27 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/08/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/08 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/08 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/08 12:36 [entrez] PHST- 2023/09/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2666-1667(23)00521-X [pii] AID - 102554 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102554 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - STAR Protoc. 2023 Sep 15;4(3):102554. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102554. Epub 2023 Sep 7.