MCC950 (CP-456773) (Synonyms: CP 456,773)

Cell experiment:

BMDM are seeded at 5×105/mL or 1×106/mL, HMDM at 5×105/mL and PBMC at 2×106/mL or 5×106/mL in 96 well plates. The following day the overnight medium is replaced and cells are stimulated with 10 ng/mL LPS from Escherichia coli serotype EH100 (ra) TLRgrad for 3 h. Medium is removed and replaced with serum free medium (SFM) containing DMSO (1:1,000), MCC950 (0.001-10 µM), glyburide (200 µM), Parthenolide (10 µM) or Bayer cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist 1-(5-carboxy-2{3-[4-(3-cyclohexylpropoxy)phenyl]propoxy}benzoyl)piperidine-4-carboxylic acid (40 µM) for 30 min. Cells are then stimulated with inflammasome activators: 5 mM adenosine 5’-triphosphate disodium salt hydrate (ATP) (1 h), 1 µg/mL Poly(deoxyadenylic-thymidylic) acid sodium salt (Poly dA:dT) transfected with Lipofectamine 200 (3-4 h), 200 µg/mL MSU (overnight) and 10 µM nigericin (1 h) or S. typhimurium UK-1 strain. Cells are also stimulated with 25 µg/mL Polyadenylic-polyuridylic acid (4 h). For non-canonical inflammasome activation cells are primed with 100 ng/mL Pam3CSK4 for 4 h, medium is removed and replaced with SFM containing DMSO or MCC950 and 2 µg/mL LPS is transfected using 0.25% FuGENE for 16 h. Supernatants are removed and analysed using ELISA kits. LDH release is measured using the CytoTox96 non-radioactive cytotoxicity assay[1].

Animal experiment:

Mice[1] C57BL/6 mice are immunized subcutaneously with 150 µg of MOG peptide 35-55 emulsified in CFA containing 4 mg/mL (0.4.mg/mouse) of heat-killed MTB. Mice are injected i.p. with 500 ng pertussis toxin (PT: kaketsuken) on days 0 and 2. MCC950 is administered i.p. to mice (10 mg/kg) at induction of the disease, day 0, 1 and 2 and every 2 days thereafter. Control mice are administered vehicle (PBS) at the same time points. Mice are observed for clinical signs of disease daily (unblinded). Disease severity is scored as follows: no clinical signs, 0; limp tail, 1; ataxic gait, 2; hind limb weakness, 3; hind limb paralysis, 4; and tetra paralysis, 5.

References:

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[4]. Qi Y, et al. NLRP3-dependent synaptic plasticity deficit in an Alzheimer's disease amyloidosis model in vivo. Neurobiol Dis. 2018 Feb 23;114:24-30.