Targeting IRE1 with small molecules counteracts progression of atherosclerosis

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Tufanli O., Akillilar P. T., Acosta-Alvear D., Kocaturk B., Onat U. I., Hamid S. M., ...Daha Fazla

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, cilt.114, sa.8, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 114 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1073/pnas.1621188114
  • Dergi Adı: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: endoplasmic reticulum stress, unfolded protein response, metaflammation, lipotoxicity, atherosclerosis, ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM-STRESS, UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE, MESSENGER-RNA, INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATION, SELECTIVE-INHIBITION, NLRP3 INFLAMMASOME, ER STRESS, IRE1-ALPHA, APOPTOSIS, PATHWAY
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Metaflammation, an atypical, metabolically induced, chronic low-grade inflammation, plays an important role in the development of obesity, diabetes, and atherosclerosis. An important primer for metaflammation is the persistent metabolic overloading of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), leading to its functional impairment. Activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR), a homeostatic regulatory network that responds to ER stress, is a hallmark of all stages of atherosclerotic plaque formation. The most conserved ER-resident UPR regulator, the kinase/endoribonuclease inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1), is activated in lipid-laden macrophages that infiltrate the atherosclerotic lesions. Using RNA sequencing in macrophages, we discovered that IRE1 regulates the expression of many proatherogenic genes, including several important cytokines and chemokines. We show that IRE1 inhibitors uncouple lipid-induced ER stress from inflammasome activation in both mouse and human macrophages. In vivo, these IRE1 inhibitors led to a significant decrease in hyperlipidemia-induced IL-1 beta and IL-18 production, lowered T-helper type-1 immune responses, and reduced atherosclerotic plaque size without altering the plasma lipid profiles in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. These results show that pharmacologic modulation of IRE1 counteracts metaflammation and alleviates atherosclerosis.