Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Article Title: MG53 protects against intestinal inflammation by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1791509
Figure Lengend Snippet: rhMG53 inhibits the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome. (A) Immunoblot of IL-1β p17 and caspase-1 p20 in supernatants (Sup.) from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-primed mouse bone marrow–derived macrophages (BMDMs) (100 ng/mL, 3 h) treated with rhMG53 for 1 h and stimulated with nigericin for 1 h. Pro–IL-1β, pro–caspase-1, NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3), and MG53 were analyzed in cell lysates. (B) IL-1β in culture supernatant was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Treatments as in (A) . n = 3. (C) Immunoblot of IL-1β p17 and caspase-1 p20 in supernatants from LPS-primed BMDMs treated with rhMG53 (10 μg/mL, 3 h) and stimulated with nigericin (10 μg/mL, 1 h), adenosine 5′-triphosphate disodium salt (ATP) (5 mM, 30 min), or monosodium urate crystals (MSU) (150 μg/mL, 5 h). Pro–IL-1β, pro–caspase-1, NLRP3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD (ASC) and MG53 were assessed in lysates. (D) ELISA of IL-1β release in culture supernatants. Treatments as in (C) . n = 3. (E) BMDMs were treated with rhMG53 (1, 5, 10 μg/mL) for 1 h before or after LPS stimulation, and NLRP3 inflammasome-related proteins were examined by immunoblotting. (F) Immunoblot of IL-1β p17 and caspase-1 p20 in culture supernatants of LPS-primed WT or MG53-overexpressing transgenic mice (TPA) BMDMs treated for 4 h and stimulated with nigericin (10 μg/mL, 1 h) or ATP (5 mM, 30 min). MG53, NLRP3, ASC, pro-IL-1β, and pro-caspase-1 were analyzed in cell lysates. (G) ELISA of IL-1β release in supernatants from LPS-primed WT or TPA BMDMs treated for 3 h and stimulated with nigericin (10 μg/mL, 1 h) or ATP (5 mM, 30 min). n = 5. (H) THP-1 cells differentiated with PMA were primed with LPS (0.5 μg/mL, 4 h), treated with rhMG53 at the indicated concentrations for 1 h, and stimulated with nigericin (1 μg/mL, 2 h). Supernatants and cell lysates were analyzed by immunoblotting. IL-1β p17 and caspase-1 p20 were detected in supernatants, while pro-caspase-1, pro-IL-1β, NLRP3, ASC, and MG53 were detected in lysates. (I) ELISA measurement of IL-1β release in culture supernatants. n = 3. Data are mean ± SD. Statistical significance was determined by one-way ANOVA (B,I) and unpaired Student’s t-test (D,G) , *** p < 0.005, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05.
Article Snippet: The secretion of IL-1β from stimulated THP-1 cells or BMDMs was measured using human or mouse IL-1β ELISA kits (R&D Systems, DY201 for human, DY401 for mouse) following the manufacturer’s instructions.
Techniques: Activation Assay, Western Blot, Derivative Assay, Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay, Transgenic Assay