Background:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is irreversible and fatal within 3-5 years,with limited options for treatment.It is imperative to develop a symptom-based treatment that may increase the survival of ALS pa...Background:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is irreversible and fatal within 3-5 years,with limited options for treatment.It is imperative to develop a symptom-based treatment that may increase the survival of ALS patients and improve their quality of life.Inflammation status,especially elevated interleukin 1β(IL1β),has been reported to play a critical role in ALS progression.Our study determined that neutralizing circulating IL1βslows down the progression of ALS in an ALS mouse model.Methods:The ALS mouse model was developed by microinjection of lentivirus-carrying OPTN^(E478G)(optineurin,a mutation from ALS patients)into the intra-motor cortex of mice.Peripheral circulating IL1βwas neutralized by injecting anti-IL1βan-tibody into the tail vein.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)and real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)were carried out to determine the protein and gene expression levels of IL1β.TUNEL assay was used to assess the neural cell death.Immunofluorescent staining of MAP2 and CASP3 was accomplished to evaluate neuronal cell apoptosis.Glial fibrillary acidic protein staining was performed to ana-lyze the number of astrocytes.Rotarod test,grip strength test,balance beam test,and footprint test were conducted to assess the locomotive function after anti-IL1βtreatment.Results:The model revealed that neuroinflammation contributes to ALS progression.ALS mice exhibited elevated neuroinflammation and IL1βsecretion.After anti-IL1βtreatment,ALS mice revealed decreased neural cell death and astrogliosis and gained improved muscle strength and motor ability.Conclusions:Blocking IL1βis a promising strategy to slow down the progression of ALS.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers:82172502 and 81974127).
文摘Background:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS)is irreversible and fatal within 3-5 years,with limited options for treatment.It is imperative to develop a symptom-based treatment that may increase the survival of ALS patients and improve their quality of life.Inflammation status,especially elevated interleukin 1β(IL1β),has been reported to play a critical role in ALS progression.Our study determined that neutralizing circulating IL1βslows down the progression of ALS in an ALS mouse model.Methods:The ALS mouse model was developed by microinjection of lentivirus-carrying OPTN^(E478G)(optineurin,a mutation from ALS patients)into the intra-motor cortex of mice.Peripheral circulating IL1βwas neutralized by injecting anti-IL1βan-tibody into the tail vein.Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)and real-time polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)were carried out to determine the protein and gene expression levels of IL1β.TUNEL assay was used to assess the neural cell death.Immunofluorescent staining of MAP2 and CASP3 was accomplished to evaluate neuronal cell apoptosis.Glial fibrillary acidic protein staining was performed to ana-lyze the number of astrocytes.Rotarod test,grip strength test,balance beam test,and footprint test were conducted to assess the locomotive function after anti-IL1βtreatment.Results:The model revealed that neuroinflammation contributes to ALS progression.ALS mice exhibited elevated neuroinflammation and IL1βsecretion.After anti-IL1βtreatment,ALS mice revealed decreased neural cell death and astrogliosis and gained improved muscle strength and motor ability.Conclusions:Blocking IL1βis a promising strategy to slow down the progression of ALS.