Mitochondrial control of inflammation

S Marchi, E Guilbaud, SWG Tait, T Yamazaki… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Numerous mitochondrial constituents and metabolic products can function as damage-
associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and promote inflammation when released into the …

Molecular mechanisms of gasdermin D pore-forming activity

P Devant, JC Kagan - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
The regulated disruption of the plasma membrane, which can promote cell death, cytokine
secretion or both is central to organismal health. The protein gasdermin D (GSDMD) is a key …

The NLRP3 inflammasome pathway: a review of mechanisms and inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory diseases

HM Blevins, Y Xu, S Biby, S Zhang - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multiprotein complex that plays a pivotal role in regulating
the innate immune system and inflammatory signaling. Upon activation by PAMPs and …

Control of gasdermin D oligomerization and pyroptosis by the Ragulator-Rag-mTORC1 pathway

CL Evavold, I Hafner-Bratkovič, P Devant, JM D'Andrea… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The process of pyroptosis is mediated by inflammasomes and a downstream effector known
as gasdermin D (GSDMD). Upon cleavage by inflammasome-associated caspases, the N …

Inflammasome activation and regulation: toward a better understanding of complex mechanisms

D Zheng, T Liwinski, E Elinav - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are cytoplasmic multiprotein complexes comprising a sensor protein,
inflammatory caspases, and in some but not all cases an adapter protein connecting the two …

How location and cellular signaling combine to activate the NLRP3 inflammasome

A Akbal, A Dernst, M Lovotti, MSJ Mangan… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) is a cytosolic innate immune
sensor of cellular stress signals, triggered by infection and sterile inflammation. Upon …

The NLRP3 inflammasome: an overview of mechanisms of activation and regulation

N Kelley, D Jeltema, Y Duan, Y He - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a critical component of the innate immune system that
mediates caspase-1 activation and the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β/IL-18 in …

The NLRP3 inflammasome: molecular activation and regulation to therapeutics

KV Swanson, M Deng, JPY Ting - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract NLRP3 (NOD-, LRR-and pyrin domain-containing protein 3) is an intracellular
sensor that detects a broad range of microbial motifs, endogenous danger signals and …

ROS generation and antioxidant defense systems in normal and malignant cells

AV Snezhkina, AV Kudryavtseva… - Oxidative medicine …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are by‐products of normal cell activity. They are produced
in many cellular compartments and play a major role in signaling pathways. Overproduction …

Recent advances in the mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and its inhibitors

Y Yang, H Wang, M Kouadir, H Song, F Shi - Cell death & disease, 2019 - nature.com
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multimeric protein complex that initiates an inflammatory
form of cell death and triggers the release of proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. The …