AUTHOR=Yin Suyue , Han Kaixi , Wu Di , Wang Zihan , Zheng Ruifang , Fang Lianhua , Wang Shoubao , Xing Jianguo , Du Guanhua TITLE=Tilianin suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome activation in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury via inhibition of TLR4/NF-κB and NEK7/NLRP3 JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology VOLUME=Volume 15 - 2024 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1423053 DOI=10.3389/fphar.2024.1423053 ISSN=1663-9812 ABSTRACT=Tilianin, a flavonoid compound derived from Dracocephalum moldavica L., is recognized for its diverse biological functionalities, in particular alleviating myocardial ischemiareperfusion injury (MIRI). There is ample evidence suggesting that the NLRP3 inflammasome has a significant impact on the development of MIRI. In this study, rats undergoing the ligation and subsequent release of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and H9c2 cardiomyocytes subjected to oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) were used to investigate the effects of tilianin on NLRP3 inflammasome and its anti-MIRI mechanisms. Upon reperfusion, the rats were intraperitoneally injected with tilianin at doses of 3, 10, 30 mg/kg. H9c2 cells were treated with tilianin at concentrations of 10, 30, and 50 g/mL. Echocardiography, TTC staining and TUNEL staining demonstrated that tilianin remarkably improved cardiac function and