PMID- 38252657 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240307 LR - 20240307 IS - 1522-1504 (Electronic) IS - 1040-0605 (Linking) VI - 326 IP - 3 DP - 2024 Mar 1 TI - Two-pore potassium channel TREK-1 (K2P2.1) regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activity in macrophages. PG - L367-L376 LID - 10.1152/ajplung.00313.2023 [doi] AB - Because of the importance of potassium efflux in inflammasome activation, we investigated the role of the two-pore potassium (K2P) channel TREK-1 in macrophage inflammasome activity. Using primary alveolar macrophages (AMs) and bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) from wild-type (wt) and TREK-1(-/-) mice, we measured responses to inflammasome priming [using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)] and activation (LPS + ATP). We measured IL-1beta, caspase-1, and NLRP3 via ELISA and Western blot. A membrane-permeable potassium indicator was used to measure potassium efflux during ATP exposure, and a fluorescence-based assay was used to assess changes in membrane potential. Inflammasome activation induced by LPS + ATP increased IL-1beta secretion in wt AMs, whereas activation was significantly reduced in TREK-1(-/-) AMs. Priming of BMDMs using LPS was not affected by either genetic deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of TREK-1 with Spadin. Cleavage of caspase-1 following LPS + ATP treatment was significantly reduced in TREK-1(-/-) BMDMs. The intracellular potassium concentration in LPS-primed wt BMDMs was significantly lower compared with TREK-1(-/-) BMDMs or wt BMDMs treated with Spadin. Conversely, activation of TREK-1 with BL1249 caused a decrease in intracellular potassium in wt BMDMs. Treatment of LPS-primed BMDMs with ATP caused a rapid reduction in intracellular potassium levels, with the largest change observed in TREK-1(-/-) BMDMs. Intracellular K(+) changes were associated with changes in the plasma membrane potential (Em), as evidenced by a more depolarized Em in TREK-1(-/-) BMDMs compared with wt, and Em hyperpolarization upon TREK-1 channel opening with BL1249. These results suggest that TREK-1 is an important regulator of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Because of the importance of potassium efflux in inflammasome activation, we investigated the role of the two-pore potassium (K2P) channel TREK-1 in macrophage inflammasome activity. Using primary alveolar macrophages and bone marrow-derived macrophages from wild-type and TREK-1(-/-) mice, we measured responses to inflammasome priming (using LPS) and activation (LPS + ATP). Our results suggest that TREK-1 is an important regulator of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages. FAU - Immanuel, Camille N AU - Immanuel CN AD - Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States. AD - Department of Physiology, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States. ROR: https://ror.org/02k3smh20 FAU - Teng, Bin AU - Teng B AD - Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States. FAU - Dong, Brittany E AU - Dong BE AD - Department of Physiology, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States. ROR: https://ror.org/02k3smh20 FAU - Gordon, Elizabeth M AU - Gordon EM AD - Department of Physiology, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States. ROR: https://ror.org/02k3smh20 FAU - Luellen, Charlean AU - Luellen C AD - Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States. FAU - Lopez, Benjamin AU - Lopez B AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States. FAU - Harding, Jeffrey AU - Harding J AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. FAU - Cormier, Stephania A AU - Cormier SA AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. FAU - Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth A AU - Fitzpatrick EA AD - Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States. FAU - Schwingshackl, Andreas AU - Schwingshackl A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5608-0199 AD - Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States. FAU - Waters, Christopher M AU - Waters CM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6706-1284 AD - Department of Physiology, Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States. ROR: https://ror.org/02k3smh20 LA - eng GR - HL151419/HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/ GR - HL131526/HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/ GR - HL123540/HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/ GR - HL146821/HHS | NIH | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/ GR - IA-678511/American Lung Association (ALA)/ GR - 20TPA35490010/American Heart Association (AHA)/ GR - Le Bonheur Children's Hospital/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20240122 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology JID - 100901229 RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 0 ((5,6,7,8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl)-(2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)phenyl)amine) RN - 0 (potassium channel protein TREK-1) RN - RWP5GA015D (Potassium) RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain) RN - EC 3.4.22.36 (Caspase 1) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Tetrahydronaphthalenes) RN - 0 (Tetrazoles) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Inflammasomes/metabolism MH - NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/metabolism MH - Potassium/metabolism MH - Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology/metabolism MH - Mice, Knockout MH - *Potassium Channels, Tandem Pore Domain/genetics/metabolism MH - Macrophages/metabolism MH - Caspase 1/metabolism MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/pharmacology/metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/metabolism MH - *Tetrahydronaphthalenes MH - *Tetrazoles OTO - NOTNLM OT - K2P2.1 OT - NLRP3 OT - acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) OT - inflammasome OT - two-pore potassium channel (TREK-1) EDAT- 2024/01/22 18:42 MHDA- 2024/03/07 06:43 CRDT- 2024/01/22 13:35 PHST- 2024/03/07 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/22 18:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/22 13:35 [entrez] AID - 10.1152/ajplung.00313.2023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2024 Mar 1;326(3):L367-L376. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00313.2023. Epub 2024 Jan 22.