Overexpression of Caspase1 Induces G0/G1 Cell Cycle Arrest and NLRP3 Inflammasome-Mediated Pyroptosis in Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells THP-1
Objective:To investigate the effects of caspase1(CASP1)on the cell cycle and pyroptosis of human acute myeloid leukemia(AML)cells THP-1.Methods:THP-1 cells were cultured and divided in-to the control group(normal THP-1 cells),pcDNA3.1-null group(negative control for overexpression of CASP1,transfected with 5.0 μg/mL pcDNA3.1-null plasmid into THP-1 cells for 24 h),and pcDNA3.1-CASP1 group(overexpression of CASP1,transfected with 5.0 μg/ml pcDNA3.1-CASP1 plasmid into THP-1 cells for 24 h).Cell proliferation activity was detected by CCK-8 assay.Apoptosis and cell cycle were de-tected by flow cytometry.CASP1,interleukin(IL)-1β,and IL-18 mRNA expression levels were detected by qRT-PCR.Cell proliferation-related proteins Ki67,proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA),cyclin D1,NOD-like receptor(NLR)-like receptor pyrin domain-containing protein 3(NLRP3),apoptosis-asso-ciated speck-like protein(ASC),CASP1,cleaved-caspase 1(cleaved-CASP1),IL-1β,IL-18,and cleaved-Gasdermin D were detected by Western blot.Results:Compared with the control group,there were no significant differences in cell proliferation activity,apoptosis,and cell cycle changes in the pcDNA3.1-null group(P>0.05).Compared with the control group,cell proliferation activity was reduced,G0/G1 cell cycle was blocked,and the relative expression levels of Ki67,PCNA,and cyclin D1 were decreased(P<0.05)in the pcDNA3.1-CASP1 group.The relative expression levels of NLRP3,ASC,CASP1,cleaved-CASP1,IL-1β,IL-18,and cleaved-Gasdermin D were increased(P<0.05).Compared with the pcDNA3.1-null group,there were no significant differences in apoptosis in the pcDNA3.1-CASP1 group(P>0.05).However,cell proliferation activity was reduced,G0/G1 cell cycle was blocked,and the relative expression levels of Ki67,PCNA,and cyclin D1 were decreased(P<0.05).The relative expression levels of NLRP3,ASC,CASP1,cleaved-CASP1,IL-1β,IL-18,and cleaved-Gasdermin D were increased(P<0.05).Con-clusion:Overexpression of CASP1 induces G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated py-roptosis in AML cells THP-1.
Human acute myeloid leukemia cellsCaspase 1Cell cyclePyroptosis