Giardia duodenalis and its secreted ppib trigger inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in macrophages through TLR4-induced ROS signaling and A20-mediated NLRP3 deubiquitination

Liu L, Yang Y, Fang R, Zhu W, Wu J, Li X, Patankar J, Li W (2021)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

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Book Volume: 10

Article Number: 3425

Journal Issue: 12

DOI: 10.3390/cells10123425

Abstract

The extracellular protozoan parasite Giardia duodenalis is a well-known and important causative agent of diarrhea on a global scale. Macrophage pyroptosis has been recognized as an important innate immune effector mechanism against intracellular pathogens. Yet, the effects of noninvasive Giardia infection on macrophage pyroptosis and the associated molecular triggers and regulators remain poorly defined. Here we initially observed that NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis was activated in Giardia-treated macrophages, and inhibition of ROS, NLRP3, or caspase-1 could block GSDMD cleavage, IL-1β, IL-18 and LDH release, and the cell viability reduction. We also confirmed that Giardia-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation was involved in its K63 deubiquitination. Thus, six candidate deubiquitinases were screened, among which A20 was identified as an effective regulator. We then screened TLRs on macrophage membranes and found that upon stimulation TLR4 was tightly correlated to ROS enhancement, A20-mediated NLRP3 deubiquitination, and pyroptotic signaling. In addition, several Giardia-secreted proteins were predicted as trigger factors via secretome analysis, of which peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase B (PPIB) independently induced macrophage pyroptosis. This was similar to the findings from the trophozoite treatment, and also led to the TLR4-mediated activation of NLRP3 through K63 deubiquitination by A20. Collectively, the results of this study have significant implications for expanding our understanding of host defense mechanisms after infection with G. duodenalis.

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Liu, L., Yang, Y., Fang, R., Zhu, W., Wu, J., Li, X.,... Li, W. (2021). Giardia duodenalis and its secreted ppib trigger inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in macrophages through TLR4-induced ROS signaling and A20-mediated NLRP3 deubiquitination. Cells, 10(12). https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10123425

MLA:

Liu, Lin, et al. "Giardia duodenalis and its secreted ppib trigger inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in macrophages through TLR4-induced ROS signaling and A20-mediated NLRP3 deubiquitination." Cells 10.12 (2021).

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