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ArticleNature communications2025

Microglial NLRP3-gasdermin D activation impairs blood-brain barrier integrity through interleukin-1β-independent neutrophil chemotaxis upon peripheral inflammation in mice.

Sung-Hyun Yoon, Chae Youn Kim, Eunju Lee, Changjun Lee, Kyung-Seo Lee, Jaeho Lee, Hana Park, Bokeum Choi, Inhwa Hwang, Junhan Kim and 5 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Sung-Hyun Yoon *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4740
Chae Youn Kim *Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-8846-7360
Eunju LeeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5477-7531
Changjun LeeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4360-9169
Kyung-Seo LeeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7823-0381
Jaeho LeeDepartment of Anatomy, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7946-0699
Hana ParkDoping Control Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-1564
Bokeum ChoiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3989-0707
Inhwa HwangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5235-3519
Junhan KimDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5437-6033
Tae-Gyun KimDepartment of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2116-4579
Junghyun SonDoping Control Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0000-0591
Young-Min HyunDepartment of Anatomy, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0567-2039
Seunghee HongDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. seungheehong@yonsei.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-1195
Je-Wook YuDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea. jewookyu@yuhs.ac.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5943-4071

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2022R1A2C2007569National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2023-00207834
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disintegration is a key contributor to neuroinflammation; however, the biological processes governing BBB permeability under physiological conditions remain unclear. Here, we investigate the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in BBB disruption following peripheral inflammatory challenges. Repeated intraperitoneal lipopolysaccharide administration causes NLRP3-dependent BBB permeabilization and myeloid cell infiltration into the brain. Using a mouse model with cell-specific hyperactivation of NLRP3, we identify microglial NLRP3 activation as essential for peripheral inflammation-induced BBB disruption. Conversely, NLRP3 and microglial gasdermin D (GSDMD) deficiency markedly attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced BBB breakdown. Notably, IL-1β is not required for NLRP3-GSDMD-mediated BBB disruption. Instead, microglial NLRP3-GSDMD axis upregulates CXCL chemokines and matrix metalloproteinases around BBB via producing GDF-15, promoting the recruitment of CXCR2-containing neutrophils. Inhibition of neutrophil infiltration and matrix metalloproteinase activity significantly reduces NLRP3-mediated BBB impairment. Collectively, these findings reveal the important role of NLRP3-driven chemokine production in BBB disintegration, suggesting potential therapeutic targets to mitigate neuroinflammation.

Indexed as

Blood-Brain BarrierInflammationInterleukin-1betaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMicrogliaNeutrophilsNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPhosphate-Binding ProteinsAnimalsChemotaxisGasderminsInflammasomesLipopolysaccharidesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLGasderminsGsdmd protein, mouseInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mousePhosphate-Binding ProteinsReceptors, Interleukin-8B

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PMID39814731
PMCPMC11735931

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