Sebastian Daniel Hiller, Sarah Heldmann, Katrin Richter, Innokentij Jurastow, Mira Küllmar, Andreas Hecker, Sigrid Wilker, Gabriele Fuchs-Moll, Ivan Manzini, Günther Schmalzing, Wolfgang Kummer, Winfried Padberg, J Michael McIntosh, Jelena Damm, Anna Zakrzewicz, Veronika Grau
While interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine essential for host defense, high systemic levels cause life-threatening inflammatory syndromes. ATP, a stimulus of IL-1β maturation, is released from damaged cells along with β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (β-NAD). Here, we tested the hypothesis that β-NAD controls ATP-signaling and, hence, IL-1β release. Lipopolysaccharide-primed monocytic U937 cells and primary human mononuclear leukocytes were stimulated with 2'(3')- O -(4-benzoyl-benzoyl)ATP trieethylammonium salt (BzATP), a P2X7 receptor agonist, in the presence or absence of β-NAD...
April 10, 2018: International Journal of Molecular Sciences