[Effects of GBE50 on LPS/ATP induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in primary rat microglia]

In this study, the anti-inflammatory mechanism of Ginkgo biloba extract 50 (GBE50) and its mechanism of action on NLRP3 inflammatory corpuscles were observed by primary microglia cells. LPS/ATP was used to stimulate microglia, and the best time for stimulation and optimal concentration of GBE50 were screened. Pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β and TNF-α was determined by ELISA. Western blot was performed to observe the protein expression of NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1 and IL-1β in cultured primary rat microglia. Effect of GBE50 on NLRP3 inflammatory corpuscle aggregation was detected by CO-IP. GBE50 (10 mg·L⁻¹) preconditioning could significantly inhibit the expression of LPS (100 μg·L⁻¹,12 h), ATP (5 mmol·L⁻¹, 30 min) induced primary microglia corpuscle associated protein, inflammatory corpuscle aggregation, and the release of inflammatory factors IL-6 and TNF-α. These results indicated that GBE50 could inhibit the secretion of inflammatory factors after microglia activation, which is related to down regulating the protein expression and activity of NLRP3 inflammatory corpuscle.