Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) on pyroptosis of alveolar macrophages induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in rats.Methods Rat alveolar macrophages were randomly divided into the control group, LPS group, ATP group and LPS + ATP group. The level of interleukin 1β (IL-1β) in rats was determined by double antibody sandwich method, and the protein expressions of GSDMD, GSDMD-N, Caspase-1 and NLRP3 were detected by Western blotting. The rate of pyroptosis in each group was detected by TUNEL staining.Results Comparison of IL-1β levels in rat alveolar macrophages among the control group, LPS group, ATP group, and LPS + ATP group was conducted using factorial ANOVA, and the results showed that the main effects of LPS and ATP were statistically significant (P < 0.05) and there was an interaction effect between LPS and ATP (P < 0.05). Comparison of the protein expressions of Caspase-1, GSDMD, GSDMD-N and NLRP3 among the groups via factorial ANOVA revealed that the main effects of LPS and ATP were statistically significant (P < 0.05), and that there was an interaction effect between LPS and ATP (P < 0.05). Regarding the rate of pyroptosis of rat alveolar macrophages in different groups as compared by factorial ANOVA, the main effects of LPS and ATP were statistically significant (P < 0.05), and there was an interaction effect between LPS and ATP (P < 0.05).Conclusions ATP promotes the LPS-induced pyroptosis of rat alveolar macrophages to some extent, providing preliminary experimental evidence and a theoretical basis for further investigation into the role and mechanism of pyroptosis.