Narciclasine Alleviates Endothelial Inflammation and Atherosclerosis Initiation by Inhibiting Histone Lactylation-Mediated NF-κB Activation.

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Endothelial inflammation, characterized by upregulated glycolysis, initiates atherosclerosis, yet the contribution of histone lactylation remains undefined. Although narciclasine exhibits anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, its impact on endothelial inflammation in atherosclerosis is unknown. Connectivity Map (CMap) analysis predicted narciclasine as an inhibitor of oscillatory shear stress and TNF-α-induced endothelial inflammation. In vitro, treatment of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) with 20 nM narciclasine significantly suppressed ox-LDL-induced expression of VCAM1, ICAM1, SELE, and CCL2, reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and inhibited monocyte adhesion and migration. In vivo, administration of narciclasine (0.02 mg/kg) attenuated carotid artery endothelial inflammation and macrophage infiltration, consequently reducing early atherogenesis in partial carotid ligation model in ApoE-/- mice. Mechanistically, ox-LDL upregulated GLUT1 and PFKFB3 expression, enhancing endothelial glycolysis and lactate production. Increased lactate accumulation promoted histone H3 lysine 18 lactylation (H3K18la). Both pharmacological (2-DG, DCA) suppression of lactate production or genetic (LDHA, P300 silencing) suppression reduced H3K18la levels and inhibited ox-LDL-induced endothelial inflammation. Reanalysis of public CUT&Tag data (GEO: GSE267661) and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) validation revealed ox-LDL-induced enrichment of H3K18la at key promoters of NF-κB pathway genes (TRAF2, TRAF6, RIP1, cIAP1, RELA). Narciclasine treatment suppressed GLUT1 and PFKFB3 expression, thereby reducing H3K18la enrichment and inhibiting NF-κB pathway activation. Our findings provide novel insights into the functional role of lactylation-mediated epigenetic regulation in glycolysis-driven endothelial inflammation. 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