Neuroprotective effects of fermented yak milk-derived peptide LYLKPR on H2O2-injured HT-22 cells

Food Funct. 2022 Nov 28;13(23):12021-12038. doi: 10.1039/d2fo02131e.

Abstract

This study explored the neuroprotective effect of the peptide LYLKPR derived from fermented yak milk by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum JLAU103 on H2O2-injured HT-22 cells. Peptide LYLKPR showed good stability in the simulated gastrointestinal tract and strong penetrating ability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in vitro. LYLKPR could activate the Nrf2/Keap-1/HO-1 pathway, increase the activities of SOD and CAT, and reduce the levels of ROS and MDA in HT-22 cells. In addition, LYLKPR controlled the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by inhibiting the oxidative stress, ultimately preventing the cleavage of pro-IL-18 and pro-IL-1β by caspase-1, and reducing the level of intracellular mature IL-18 by 29.08%. Based on the molecular docking verification, LYLKPR could effectively bind to the Keap-1 protein, and directly inhibit the inflammasome to significantly increase intracellular BDNF, synaptophysin, and PSD95, and protect synaptic function. Collectively, LYLKPR ameliorated oxidative stress-mediated neuronal injury by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome via modulation of the Nrf2/Keap-1/HO-1 pathway.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / metabolism
  • Inflammasomes* / metabolism
  • Interleukin-18
  • Milk / metabolism
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2 / genetics
  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2 / metabolism
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein / metabolism
  • Neuroprotective Agents* / pharmacology
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Inflammasomes
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
  • NF-E2-Related Factor 2
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Interleukin-18
  • Hydrogen Peroxide