Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome in cardiovascular diseases

S Toldo, E Mezzaroma, LF Buckley, N Potere… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The NACHT, leucine-rich repeat (LRR), and pyrin domain (PYD)-containing protein 3
(NLRP3) inflammasome is an intracellular sensing protein complex that plays a major role in …

Inflammasomes as therapeutic targets in human diseases

Y Li, H Huang, B Liu, Y Zhang, X Pan, XY Yu… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are protein complexes of the innate immune system that initiate
inflammation in response to either exogenous pathogens or endogenous danger signals …

Obesity paradox in cardiovascular disease: where do we stand?

S Carbone, JM Canada, HE Billingsley… - Vascular health and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD),
particularly heart failure (HF) and coronary heart disease (CHD). The mechanisms through …

NEK7 interacts with NLRP3 to modulate the pyroptosis in inflammatory bowel disease via NF-κB signaling

X Chen, G Liu, Y Yuan, G Wu, S Wang, L Yuan - Cell death & disease, 2019 - nature.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is one of the most common diseases in the
gastrointestinal tract related to aberrant inflammation. Pyroptosis, which is characterized by …

Interleukin-1 beta as a target for atherosclerosis therapy: biological basis of CANTOS and beyond

P Libby - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2017 - jacc.org
Inflammatory pathways drive atherogenesis and link conventional risk factors to
atherosclerosis and its complications. One inflammatory mediator has come to the fore as a …

The NLRP3 inflammasome in acute myocardial infarction

S Toldo, A Abbate - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2018 - nature.com
The heart is extremely sensitive to ischaemic injury. During an acute myocardial infarction
(AMI) event, the injury is initially caused by reduced blood supply to the tissues, which is …

The role of the NLRP3 inflammasome and pyroptosis in cardiovascular diseases

S Toldo, A Abbate - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2024 - nature.com
An intense, stereotyped inflammatory response occurs in response to ischaemic and non-
ischaemic injury to the myocardium. The NACHT, LRR and PYD domains-containing protein …

Inflammasome, pyroptosis, and cytokines in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury

S Toldo, AG Mauro, Z Cutter… - American Journal of …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury induces a sterile inflammatory response, leading to
further injury that contributes to the final infarct size. Locally released danger-associated …

Inflammation as a driver of adverse left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction

PC Westman, MJ Lipinski, D Luger, R Waksman… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Abstract Treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has improved significantly in recent
years, but many patients have adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling, a maladaptive …

Inflammation and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation Initiated in Response to Pressure Overload by Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II δ Signaling in …

T Suetomi, A Willeford, CS Brand, Y Cho, RS Ross… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Inflammation is associated with cardiac remodeling and heart failure, but how it
is initiated in response to nonischemic interventions in the absence of cell death is not …