The oncogenic role of many of inflammatory genes in prostate cancer (PCa) remains unexplored despite the increasing association of chronic inflammation with PCa initiation, progression, and therapy resistance. The overarching goal of this project was to identify dysregulated inflammatory genes that correlate with PCa progression and seek to understand their molecular mechanisms and the therapeutic potential of targeting them. To achieve this, we utilized cutting-edge integrative (epi) genomic and transcriptomic techniques to identify and characterize inflammatory genes whose deregulation or (epi) genetic alterations correlate with PCa progression. Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis and other multivariate analysis techniques identified IRAK1 as one of the inflammatory signatures found to be overexpressed in over 80% of prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD) samples. We also explored the diagnostic and prognostic potential of IRAK1 as a biomarker using Kaplan Meier Survival Analysis and AUROC Analysis. DNA methylation analysis showed that IRAK1 is hypomethylated and found to negatively correlate with its overexpression in PRAD patients. We also found some missense and truncated mutations in some patients and reported a high level of IRAK1 gene amplification in castration-resistant and neuroendocrine PCa patients. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (PhD)--Florida Atlantic University, 2021. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg for the degree of Master of Science / The antiinflammatory effects of lnterleukin-4 (IL-4) and the synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone were studied in adhered monocytes and the leukaemic cells HL-60 and THP-1, with respect to the expression of interleukin-l.B (IL-l.B), the (signalling) IL-l receptor type I (JL..IRtI), and the (inhibitory) JT_,.l receptor type n (IL-lRtII). (Abbreviation abstract) / AC 2018

Articular cartilage is an exceptional connective tissue which by a network of fibrillar collagen and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) molecules allows both low- friction articulation and distribution of loads to the subchondral bone (Armiento et al., 2018, Ulrich-Vinther et al., 2003). Because of its very limited ability to self-repair, chondral defects following traumatic injury increase the risk for secondary osteoarthritis (OA) (Muthuri et al., 2011). Still, current OA treatments such as common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and joint replacement primarily address end-stage symptoms (Tonge et al., 2014). As low-grade inflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of OA (Robinson et al., 2016), there is a strong demand for novel therapeutic concepts, such as integrating application of anti-inflammatory agents into cartilage cell- based therapies in order to effectively treat OA affected joints in early disease stages. The polyphenolic phytoalexin resveratrol (RSV), found in the skin of red grapes, berries, and peanuts, has been shown to have effective anti-inflammatory properties (Shen et al., 2012). However, its long-term effects on 3D chondrocyte constructs cultured in an inflammatory environment with regard to tissue quality have remained unexplored so far. Therefore, in this study, pellets made from expanded porcine articular chondrocytes were cultured for 14 days with either the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (1 - 10 ng/ml) or RSV (50 μM) alone, or a co-treatment with both agents. Constructs treated with chondrocyte medium only served as control. Treatment with IL-1β at 10 ng/ml resulted in a significantly smaller pellet size and reduced DNA content. However, RSV counteracted the IL-1β-induced decrease and significantly enhanced diameter and DNA content. Also, in terms of GAG deposition, treatment with IL-1β at 10 ng/ml resulted in a tremendous depletion of absolute GAG content and GAG/DNA. Again, RSV co-treatment counteracted the inflammatory stimulus and led to a partial recovery of GAG content. Histological analysis utilizing safranin-O staining confirmed these findings. Marked expression of the cartilage-degrading enzyme matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) was detected in IL-1β-treated pellets, but none upon RSV co- treatment. Moreover, co-treatment of IL-1β-challenged constructs with RSV significantly increased absolute collagen content. However, under non- inflammatory conditions, RSV induced gene expression and protein accumulation of collagen type X, a marker for undesirable hypertrophy. Taken together, in the present thesis, RSV was demonstrated to elicit marked beneficial effects on the extracellular matrix composition of 3D cartilaginous constructs in long-term inflammatory culture in vitro, but also induced hypertrophy under non-inflammatory conditions. Based on these findings, further experiments examining multiple concentrations of RSV under various inflammatory conditions appear desirable concerning potential therapeutic applicability in OA. / Gelenkknorpel ermöglicht als spezielles Bindegewebe aus Kollagenfasern und Glykosaminoglykanen (GAG) sowohl die reibungsarme Beweglichkeit in Gelenken als auch die Lastübertragung auf angrenzende Knochen (Armiento et al., 2018, Ulrich-Vinther et al., 2003). Aufgrund der sehr begrenzten Fähigkeit zur intrinsischen Erneuerung erhöhen chondrale Defekte nach traumatischen Verletzungen das Risiko für sekundäre Arthrose (Osteoarthritis; OA) (Muthuri et al., 2011). Dennoch konzentrieren sich derzeitige Behandlungsansätze, einschließlich nichtsteroidaler Antirheumatika (NSAR) und des operativen Gelenkersatzes, hauptsächlich auf Symptome im Endstadium der Erkrankung (Tonge et al., 2014). Da eine geringgradige Entzündung eine entscheidende Rolle in der Pathogenese der Arthrose spielt (Robinson et al., 2016), besteht ein starker Bedarf an neuartigen Therapiekonzepten, wie der Kombination von anti- inflammatorischen Wirkstoffen mit knorpelzellbasierten Therapien, um von Arthrose betroffene Gelenke in frühen Krankheitsstadien wirksam zu behandeln. Das polyphenolische Phytoalexin Resveratrol (RSV), welches in der Schale roter Weintrauben, in Beeren und Erdnüssen vorkommt, besitzt starke entzündungshemmende Eigenschaften (Shen et al., 2012). Langzeiteffekte auf 3D-Knorpelkonstrukte unter inflammatorischen Bedingungen sind hinsichtlich der Gewebequalität jedoch bislang unerforscht geblieben. Daher wurden in der vorliegenden Studie Pellets aus expandierten porcinen Gelenkknorpelzellen über einen Zeitraum von 14 Tagen entweder mit dem pro-inflammatorischen Zytokin Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) (1 - 10 ng/ml) oder RSV (50 μM) allein, oder mit beiden Agenzien kombiniert behandelt. Konstrukte, welche nur serumfreies Chondrozytenmedium erhielten, dienten als Kontrolle. Die Behandlung mit IL- 1β in einer Konzentration von 10 ng/ml führte zu einem signifikant geringeren Durchmesser der Pellets sowie einem verringerten DNA-Gehalt. RSV wirkte dieser IL-1β-vermittelten Reduktion entgegen und steigerte signifikant sowohl Durchmesser als auch DNA-Gehalt der untersuchten Konstrukte. Auch in Bezug auf die Deposition von GAG-Molekülen führte die Kultur mit IL-1β (10 ng/ml) zu einer massiven Abnahme des absoluten GAG-Gehaltes und der GAG/DNA- Ratio. Abermals wirkte die gleichzeitige Behandlung mit RSV dem Entzündungsreiz deutlich entgegen und resultierte in einer partiellen Wiederherstellung des GAG-Gehaltes. Die histologische Analyse unter Verwendung von Safranin-O-Färbungen bestätigte diese Ergebnisse. Darüber hinaus manifestierte sich eine ausgeprägte Expression des knorpelabbauenden Enzyms Matrix-Metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) in IL-1β behandelten Pellets, nicht jedoch in denen, die simultan mit RSV behandelt wurden. Außerdem resultierte die gleichzeitige Behandlung von IL-1β-stimulierten Konstrukten mit RSV in einer signifikanten Erhöhung des absoluten Kollagengehaltes. Unter nicht-inflammatorischen Bedingungen induzierte RSV die Genexpression und Proteinakkumulation von Kollagen Typ X, einem Marker für unerwünschte Hypertrophie. Zusammengefasst wurde in der vorliegenden Arbeit gezeigt, dass RSV deutliche positive Effekte auf die Extrazellulärmatrix von 3D- Knorpelkonstrukten in einer Langzeit-Entzündungskultur in vitro hervorruft, allerdings unter nicht-inflammatorischen Bedingungen Hypertrophie induziert. Basierend auf diesen Befunden erscheinen weitere Experimente zur Untersuchung unterschiedlicher RSV-Konzentrationen unter verschiedenen Entzündungsbedingungen hinsichtlich einer möglichen therapeutischen Anwendbarkeit bei OA wünschenswert.

Acute inflammatory response is caused by the rapid recruitment of leukocytes, mainly neutrophils and monocytes, from blood to the tissue site. Diverse agents, including invading pathogens, injured or dead cells, and other irritants, may stimulate this response. In the ensuing inflammatory response, the recruited leukocytes and their secreted molecules help in eliminating or containing the injurious agents and promoting tissue regeneration. But often this response is imprecise and can lead to bystander tissue damage. Unchecked neutrophil activation is implicated in the pathology of many inflammatory conditions. An in-depth understanding of the pathways regulating this response, therefore, becomes critical in identifying therapeutic targets for these diseases. In this study, we investigate the role of intestinal commensal bacteria in regulating the acute inflammatory response. Furthermore, we examine the mechanism by which Interleukin-1 (IL-1) controls the inflammatory response to sterile agents. Inflammatory responses have been studied in the context of host defense against pathogens. However, we report that the innate immune system needs to be primed by intestinal flora to enable neutrophil recruitment to diverse microbial or sterile inflammatory signals. This priming requires myeloid differentiation primary response gene (88) (MyD88) signaling. In antibiotic-treated mice, which have depleted intestinal flora, we show that neutrophils get released into the blood from the bone marrow, but have a specific defect in migration into the inflammed tissue. This deficiency can be restored by pre-stimulating the mice with a purified MyD88 ligand. Despite having reduced number of infiltrating neutrophils, antibiotic-treated mice make higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the tissue, after inflammatory challenge. This suggests that antibiotic-treated mice produce some anti-inflammatory molecule(s) that counteract the effect of the pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, this effect is not due to the overproduction of the anti-inflammatory cytokine, Interleukin-10 (IL-10). In summary, our findings highlight the role of commensals in the development of acute inflammatory responses to microbial and sterile particles. The inflammatory response to sterile dead cells has been shown to be critically dependent upon IL-1. However, several key aspects of the IL-1 signaling cascade including the source of IL-1 and the cellular target of IL-1 were unresolved. We find that in most cases, the injured cells are not a major contributor of IL-1 that is required to propagate the inflammatory signal. On the contrary, we demonstrate that both the isoforms of IL-1, IL-1α/IL-1β are generated by bone marrow-derived, tissue-resident responding cells, upon sensing the injury. We also sought to determine the identity of the cellular target of IL-1 signaling. Previous studies have shown that for cell death-induced neutrophil recruitment, interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R) expression is required on parenchymal cells. To identify this parenchymal cell, we are currently in the process of making the conditional knockout mouse of IL-1R. The latter would facilitate the parenchymal tissue-specific deletion of IL-1R. In summary, this study reports our progress in unraveling key aspects of IL-1 signaling during sterile inflammation. Taken together, we have identified key modulators of the acute inflammatory response and their mechanisms of regulation. These findings would facilitate the development of new therapies for inflammatory diseases triggered by both microbe and sterile agents.

Innate immunity has received impressive attention in the past decade owing to the discovery of the Toll like receptors (TLRs) and the NOD-like receptors (NLRs). While the TLRs specialize in fighting microbes at the cell surface, the NLRs complement by detecting and responding to intracellular microbes. Recently, the non-microbe sensing NLR called inflammasomes, have been identified, which senses metabolic stress as well as certain pathogenic microbes and elicits host’s inflammatory response. The NLR, NALP3 (formerly known as cryopyrin) forms a large cytoplasmic complex called the ‘inflammasome’ when NALP3, activated by a stimuli, associates with the adaptor proteins ASC and CARD-8. This interaction leads to the activation of pro-inflammatory caspase-1 which subsequently results in the formation of Interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. Mutations in the gene encoding NALP3, termed NLRP3 can lead to its constitutive activation resulting in an uncontrolled production of IL-1β. These mutations have been implicated in hereditary inflammatory diseases, often grouped under cryopyrin associated periodic syndromes (CAPS). This thesis describes a patient with a long history of arthritis and antibiotic resistant fever, but without the typical symptoms of CAPS. The patient was found to be a heterozygous carrier of two common polymorphisms Q705K in NLRP3 and C10X in the CARD-8. Experimental studies showed elevated levels of caspase-1 and IL-1β in the patient, and a total clinical remission was achieved by IL-1β blockade. These two polymorphisms combined, were found to occur in approximately 4% of the control population, suggesting the possibility of a genetic predisposition for inflammation in these individuals. Therefore, a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, where elevated IL-1β could be one of the reasons behind chronic inflammation, was investigated. We found that carrying the combined polymorphisms resulted in increased RA susceptibility and a more severe disease course. Hypothetically, this subgroup of patients might benefit from IL-1β blockade. Additional studies are warranted to elucidate the functional effects of the two polymorphisms and to determine whether they identify a subgroup of patients that could benefit from IL-1 targeted therapy. Given the structural similarity of NALP3 to other NALPs, the possibility of involvement of the alternative, homologous genes cannot be eliminated.

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Durch die Interleukin 1ß Neutralisierung mittels eines Antikörpers soll versucht werden, das Outcome nach einem Schädelhirntrauma zu verbessern und den erlittenen Schaden zu minimieren / With the support of antibodies, interleukin 1 beta neutralisation attempts to improve the outcome after suffering from a traumatic brain injury and to limit the damage suffered

Das proinflammatorische Zytokin Interleukin-1 (IL-1) spielt eine zentrale Rolle bei Entzündungen und Infektionen. Die zellulären Antworten von IL-1 werden über den IL-1-Rezeptor Typ I (IL-1RI) vermittelt. Adapterproteine und die IL-1RI-assoziierte Kinase IRAK werden nach Ligandenbindung an den Rezeptor rekrutiert. Nach ihrer Phosphorylierung dissoziiert die IRAK vom IL-1RI-Komplex und aktiviert weitere Kinasen, was letztendlich zur Aktivierung von NF-κB und zur Induktion der Transkription von Genen führt. Für eine adäquate Immunantwort ist ein intrazellulärer reduzierter Status von Proteinthiolen essentiell. Vorausgegangene Untersuchungen an der murinen Thymomzelllinie EL-4 zeigten, dass die IL-1-Signalkaskade durch thiolmodifizierende Substanzen wie Menadion (MD) oder Phenylarsinoxid (PAO) gehemmt wird. Eine IL-1-abhängige Aktivierung von IL-1RI-assoziierte Kinasen oder NF-κB fand nicht mehr statt.<br><br> Ziele dieser Arbeit waren: (i) mögliche Proteine, die für den Angriff von thiolmodifizierenden Agenzien ein Ziel sein könnten, zu identifizieren und (ii) den Einfluss nahrungsrelevanter und redoxaktiver Substanzen auf frühe Ereignisse der IL-1-Signaltransduktion wie der Bildung des IL-1RI-Komplexes zu untersuchen. Als Zellmodell wurden EL-4-Zellen mit stabil überexprimierter IRAK (EL-4^IRAK) verwendet. Um die Bildung des IL-1RI-Komplexes, anschließende Phosphorylierungsereignisse und somit Kinase-Aktivitäten nachzuweisen, wurden Co-Präzipitations-Experimente und <i>in vitro</i> Kinase Tests durchgeführt. Die Markierung von Proteinthiolen erfolgte mit dem thiolspezifischen Reagenz Iodoacetyl-[¹²⁵I]-Iodotyrosin ([¹²⁵I]-IAIT).<br><br> Die Vorbehandlung von EL-4^IRAK-Zellen mit MD oder PAO führte zu einer Hemmung der Rekrutierung der IRAK an den IL-1RI und der anschließenden Phosphorylierungen. Zur Identifikation weiterer IL-1RI-assoziierter Proteine wurden IL-1RI-Immunpräzipitate zweidimensional aufgetrennt, Colloidal-Coomassie gefärbte Proteinspots ausgeschnitten und anschließend massenspektrometrisch mittels ESI-Q-TOF analysiert. Bei der Analyse wurden Proteine des Cytoskeletts wie z. B. Actin identifiziert.<br><br> In Analogie zu den synthetischen Substanzen MD und PAO wurden nahrungsrelevante und redoxaktive Substanzen wie Curcumin (Gelbwurz) und Sulforaphan (Broccoli) eingesetzt, um zu untersuchen, ob sie bereits früh die IL-1-Signaltransduktion beeinflussen. Bislang sind antiinflammatorische Effekte dieser beiden Nahrungsinhaltsstoffe nur auf der Ebene der Zytokin-vermittelten Aktivierung von NF-κB beschrieben. Sowohl Curcumin als auch Sulforaphan blockierten konzentrationsabhängig die Assoziation der IRAK an den IL-1RI in EL-4^IRAK-Zellen, wobei beide Substanzen unterschiedlich wirkten. Curcumin beeinflusste die IRAK-Aktivierung durch direkte Modifikation von Thiolen der IRAK ohne die Bindung von IL-1 mit dem IL-1RI zu beeinträchtigen. Sulforaphan hingegen induzierte auf mRNA- und Proteinebene die Expression von Tollip, welches durch PCR bzw. Western Blot nachgewiesen wurde. Tollip, ein negativer Regulator in TLR/IL-1RI-Signalkaskaden, könnte somit nach Induktion die IRAK-Aktivierung unterdrücken. Die Sulforaphan-abhängige Induktion der Tollip-Expression erfolgte jedoch nicht über Nrf2 und "antioxidant response element" (ARE)-regulierte Transkription, obwohl Sulforaphan ein bekannter Nrf2-Aktivator ist.<br><br> Diese Ergebnisse veranschaulichen, dass die IRAK ein redoxsensitives Protein ist und für die Bildung des IL-1RI-Komplexes reduzierte Proteinthiole eine Voraussetzung sind. Der Angriffspunkt für die antiinflammatorische Wirkung der beiden Nahrungsbestandteile Curcumin und Sulforaphan ist die Bildung des IL-1RI-Komplexes als ein frühes Ereignis in der IL-1-Signalkaskade. Die Hemmung dieses Prozesses würde die in der Literatur beobachteten Inhibitionen der abwärts liegenden Signale wie die Aktivierung von NF-κB und die Induktion proinflammatorischer Proteine erklären. / The pro-inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-1 (IL-1) generates cellular responses in infection and inflammation. Effects of IL-1 are mediated by the IL-1-receptor type I (IL-1RI). Following ligand binding the IL-1RI-associated kinase IRAK is recruited to the IL-1RI. After phosphorylation and dissociation of IRAK from the receptor different adapter proteins and kinases are activated finally leading to translocation of NF-κB into the nucleus and induction of gene expression. An intracellular reduced state of cysteine residues (thiols) of proteins is necessary for an appropriate IL-1 response. It was shown recently, that preincubation of murine thymoma EL-4 cells with the thiol modifying agents menadione (MD) or phenylarsine oxide (PAO) completely abolished e. g. the IL-1-induced activation of NF-κB. <br><br> The question to answer therefore was: (i) what are the proteins requiring free thiols and (ii) is the complex formation also influenced by dietary compounds exhibiting anti-inflammatory effects and being able to react with thiols in proteins. As a model the EL-4-cell line stably overexpressing IRAK (EL-4^IRAK) was used. Recruitment of IRAK was followed by its co-precipitation with the IL-1RI by means of Western blotting with an IRAK antibody. IRAK phosphorylation was demonstrated by in vitro kinase assays with the co-precipitates. Free thiols of IL-1RI complex-associated proteins were made visible by Iodo-acetyl-[¹²⁵I]-Iodotyrosine ([¹²⁵I]-IAIT). <br><br> By combining these methods with pretreatment of cells with MD or PAO, inhibition of recruitment of IRAK was identified as the first step in the IL-1 signaling cascade sensitive to thiol modification. To detect further redox-sensitive IL-1RI-associated proteins, receptor immunoprecipitates were separated by two dimensional gel electrophoresis and protein spots were analyzed by ESI-Q-TOF. In this way proteins of the cytoskeleton, including actin, were identified. <br><br> In addition to the synthetical compounds MD or PAO the effects of dietary agents were investigated on the IL-1 signaling pathway. Curcumin as a component of turmeric and sulforaphane from broccoli have been described to be redox-active and anti-inflammatory by an impairment of late events in IL-1- and Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling. Increasing doses of curcumin and sulforaphane blocked the recruitment of IRAK to the IL-1RI in EL-4^IRAK cells, but these dietary compounds acted by different mechanisms. Curcumin exerted this inhibition not due to an interference with ligand binding to the receptor, it rather modified protein thiols of IRAK. In contrast, sulforaphane had an indirect effect by an induction of Tollip expression, as shown by mRNA (PCR) and protein (Western blot) analysis. Tollip is known as a negative regulator of IL-1- and TLR-mediated signaling and enhanced expression of Tollip mediated by sulforaphane might therefore inhibit IRAK activation. The induction of Tollip expression was not initiated by Nrf2 and antioxidant response element (ARE)-regulated transcription, which is known to be activated by sulforaphane. <br><br> These results demonstrate that IRAK is a redox-sensitive protein and the complex formation requires a reduced state of proteins involved. Curcumin and sulforaphane act anti-inflammatory by blocking IL-1 signaling pathway at the most early step, explaining its inhibitory effect on further downstream events in pro-inflammatory pathways.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2009. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vii, 43 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-41).

Orientador: Carlos Amilcar Parada / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-20T20:52:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Araldi_Dioneia_D.pdf: 2812057 bytes, checksum: ba0136e00ebc1ab271d4e1ed908bcd8c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: A liberação de Interleucina-1? (IL-1?) no tecido periférico estimula a síntese de Prostaglandinas (PGs), especialmente, da Prostaglandina-E2 (PGE2), que leva a sensibilização dos nociceptores aferentes primários induzindo a hiperalgesia inflamatória. Recentemente demonstramos que a IL-1? pode ativar diretamente o receptor de Interleucina-1 (IL-1R) do nociceptor aferente periférico e levar a liberação de PGE2 associada ao desenvolvimento da hiperalgesia. A IL-1? também é liberada no Gânglio da Raiz Dorsal (GRD), entretanto a função que a IL-1? desempenha no GRD para o desenvolvimento da hiperalgesia inflamatória ainda não está clara. Portanto, o objetivo deste estudo foi investigar se a liberação de IL-1? e a ativação do Receptor de Interleucina-1 Tipo I (IL-1RI) no GRD estão envolvidos no desenvolvimento da hiperalgesia inflamatória. A administração de IL-1Ra (antagonista natural de receptor IL- 1, 6 ?g) no GRD de ratos preveniu a hiperalgesia mecânica (avaliada por meio do von Frey Eletrônico) induzida pela administração intraplantar (i.pl) de Adjuvante Completo de Freund (CFA, 100 ?L), Carragenina (Cg, 100 ?g) ou IL-1? (0,5 pg), mas não pela administração i.pl de PGE2 (100 ng), avaliadas 3 horas após suas administrações. Além disso, a administração i.pl periférica de CFA ou Cg aumentaram as concentrações de IL-1? (avaliadas por ELISA) no GRD. O tratamento ganglionar (GRD-L5) com oligonucleotídeo (ODN) antisense contra IL-1RI (30 ?g/dia durante 4 dias) reduziu de maneira significativa a expressão de IL-1RI no GRD-L5 e a hiperalgesia mecânica induzida por CFA, Cg e IL-1?, mas não pela PGE2, administradas no tecido periférico da pata. Também verificamos a hipótese de que a prévia ativação do receptor neuronal, IL-1RI, no tecido periférico é importante para a liberação de IL-1? no GRD e para a subsequente hiperalgesia induzida por PGE2. A IL-1? (0,5 pg/pata) co-administrada com a dose sub-limiar de PGE2 (10 ng/pata) em patas traseiras tratadas com indometacina induziu uma proeminente hiperalgesia, que foi prevenida pelo prétratamento com ODN antisense contra IL-1RI ou IL-1Ra (6 ?g) administrados no GRD. Além disso, o IL-1Ra reduziu a expressão de COX-2 em células do GRD. Para confirmar a ativação do IL-1RI em células do GRD, administramos Cg ou CFA no tecido periférico o que levou ao aumentou da expressão de IRAK-1 e IRAK-4 em células do GRD. Os resultados deste estudo sugerem que o desenvolvimento da hiperalgesia inflamatória depende da ativação do receptor IL-1RI neuronal no tecido periférico que, em partes, induz a liberação de IL-1? no GRD e subsequente ativação da COX-2. Os dados aqui apresentados oferecem novas perpectivas sobre a participação das células do GRD nos mecanismos envolvidos na hiperalgesia inflamatória e revelam novos e interessantes alvos para o controle das hiperalgesias inflamatórias / Abstract: The release of Interleukin-1? (IL-1?) in the peripheral tissue stimulates the synthesis of Prostaglandins, specially, Prostaglandin-E2 (PGE2) that ultimately sensitize the peripheral afferent nociceptor inducing inflammatory hyperalgesia. We have recently demonstrated that IL-1? can directly activate IL-1R receptor of peripheral afferent nociceptor to induce release of PGE2 associated to development of hyperalgesia. IL-1? is also released in Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG), however the role that IL-1? in DRG plays to development of inflammatory hyperalgesia is not yet elucidated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether IL-1? released in the DRG and the activation of Interleukin-1 Receptor Type I (IL-1RI) is involved in the development of the inflammatory hyperalgesia. Administration of IL-1Ra (IL-1 receptor antagonist, 6 ?g) in the DRG of rats prevented the mechanical hyperalgesia (measured with Electronic von Frey) induced by intraplantar (i.pl) administration of Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA, 100 ?L), Carrageenan (Cg, 100 ?g) or IL- 1? (0.5 pg), but not by PGE2 (100 ng), measured 3 hours after their administrations. Also, peripheral i.pl administration of CFA or Cg induced an increase in IL-1? concentrations (measured by ELISA) in the DRG. Ganglionar (DRG-L5) treatment with oligonucleotides (ODN) antisense against IL-1RI (30 ?g/day for four days) reduced the expression of IL-1RI in the DRG-L5 and the mechanical hyperalgesia induced by CFA, Cg, and IL-1?, but not by PGE2 administered in peripheral tissue. We also verified the hypothesis that previous activation of neuronal IL-1RI in the peripheral tissue is important to the release of IL-1? in the DRG and to the subsequent PGE2-induced hyperalgesia. IL-1? (0.5 pg/paw) co-administrated with a sub-threshold dose of PGE2 (10 ng/paw), in hind paws treated with indomethacin, greatly induces hyperalgesia, which was prevented by pre-treatment with ODN antisense against IL-1RI or IL-1Ra (6 ?g) administrated in DRG. Also, IL-1Ra administrations reduced the COX-2 expression in DRG cells. To confirm IL-1RI activation in DRG cells, it was observed that IRAK-1 and IRAK-4 expression was increased in DRG neurons after administration of Cg or CFA in the peripheral tissue. These findings suggest that the development of inflammatory hyperalgesia depends on neuronal IL-RI activation in the peripheral tissue that, in turn, induces the release of IL- 1? in the DRG and subsequent COX-2 activation. These data provide new insights about the participation of DRG cells in the mechanisms underlying inflammatory hyperalgesia and reveal new interesting targets to control inflammatory hyperalgesia / Doutorado / Fisiologia / Doutor em Biologia Funcional e Molecular