The P2X7 receptor mediates NLRP3-dependent IL-1β secretion and promotes phagocytosis in the macrophage response to Treponema pallidum

International Immunopharmacology
Shi-Lan XuLi-Rong Lin

Abstract

It is unclear whether P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) mediates NOD-like receptor family protein 3 (NLRP3)-dependent IL-1β secretion and spirochete phagocytosis in syphilis. This study was conducted to investigate the role of P2X7R in modifying NLRP3-dependent IL-1β secretion and regulating phagocytosis by Treponema pallidum (T. pallidum)-induced macrophages. Macrophages derived from a human acute monocytic leukemia cell line were cultured with T. pallidum. The activation of P2X7R in T. pallidum-treated macrophages occurred in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The P2X7R silencing group showed significantly decreased NLRP3 mRNA and protein levels (vs. the Tp group, P < 0.001). Similar results were observed for IL-1β secretion using ELISA (vs. the Tp group, P < 0.001). Furthermore, P2X7R siRNA transfection significantly decreased the percentage of spirochete-positive macrophages (29.73% vs. 70.83%, P < 0.001) and spirochete internalization (mean fluorescence intensity (MFI), 9.20 vs. 19.39, P < 0.001). This finding revealed that P2X7R played a role in the induction of NLRP3-dependent IL-1β secretion by T. pallidum-induced macrophages. Furthermore, we found that P2X7R plays an important role in IL-1β secretion and in the promotion of T. pal...Continue Reading

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