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Cf‐02, a novel benzamide‐linked small molecule, blunts NF‐κB activation and NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and improves acute onset of accelerated and severe lupus nephritis in mice
Author(s) -
Yang ShinRuen,
Hua KuoFeng,
Yang ChihYu,
Chen Ann,
Weng JuiChun,
Tsai YuLing,
Wan ChihJun,
Wu ChungYao,
Lee ChiaChung,
Chan JiaFeng,
Hsieh ChihYu,
Hsu YuJuei,
Wu ChiaChao,
Mukhopadhyay Debabrata,
Huang HsuShan,
Liu FengCheng,
Ka ShukMan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fj.202100047r
Subject(s) - inflammasome , benzamide , lupus nephritis , lipopolysaccharide , nf κb , chemistry , immune system , immunology , pharmacology , autophagy , medicine , cancer research , inflammation , apoptosis , biochemistry , disease , stereochemistry
In the present study, acute onset of severe lupus nephritis was successfully treated in mice using a new, benzamide‐linked, small molecule that targets immune modulation and the NLRP3 inflammasome. Specifically, 6‐(2,4‐difluorophenyl)‐3‐(3‐(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)‐2H‐benzo[e][1,3]oxazine‐2,4(3H)‐dione (Cf‐02) (a) reduced serum levels of IgG anti‐dsDNA, IL‐1β, IL‐6, and TNF‐α, (b) inhibited activation of dendritic cells and differentially regulated T cell functions, and (c) suppressed the NF‐κB/NLRP3 inflammasome axis, targeting priming and activating signals of the inflammasome. Moreover, treatment with Cf‐02 significantly inhibited secretion of IL‐1β in lipopolysaccharide‐stimulated macrophages, but this effect was abolished by autophagy induction. These results recommend Cf‐02 as a promising drug candidate for the serious renal conditions associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. Future investigations should examine whether Cf‐02 may also be therapeutic in other types of chronic kidney disease involving NLRP3 inflammasome‐driven signaling.