Pyroptosis: a pro-inflammatory type of cell death in cardiovascular disease

Q Wang, J Wu, Y Zeng, K Chen, C Wang, S Yang… - Clinica chimica acta, 2020 - Elsevier
Pyroptosis is a pro-inflammatory type of regulated cell death (RCD) characterized by
gasdermin D (GSDMD)-mediated membrane pore formation, cell swelling and rapid lysis …

Pyroptosis is a critical immune-inflammatory response involved in atherosclerosis

X He, X Fan, B Bai, N Lu, S Zhang, L Zhang - Pharmacological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death activated by various stimuli and is
characterized by inflammasome assembly, membrane pore formation, and the secretion of …

Statins: could an old friend help in the fight against COVID‐19?

RR Rodrigues‐Diez, A Tejera‐Muñoz… - British journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS‐CoV‐2) has overwhelmed healthcare systems requiring the rapid development of …

Pyroptosis: a new regulating mechanism in cardiovascular disease

N Ji, Z Qi, Y Wang, X Yang, Z Yan, M Li… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Pyroptosis is a kind of pro-inflammatory cell death. Compared with autophagy and
apoptosis, pyroptosis has unique characteristics in morphology and mechanism …

The cardioprotective actions of statins in targeting mitochondrial dysfunction associated with myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury

AR Bland, FM Payne, JC Ashton… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
During cardiac reperfusion after myocardial infarction, the heart is subjected to cascading
cycles of ischaemia reperfusion injury (IRI). Patients presenting with this injury succumb to …

Fluorous‐Tagged Peptide Nanoparticles Ameliorate Acute Lung Injury via Lysosomal Stabilization and Inflammation Inhibition in Pulmonary Macrophages

K Wang, G Rong, Y Gao, M Wang, J Sun, H Sun, X Liao… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a common respiratory
critical syndrome that currently has no effective therapeutic interventions. Pulmonary …

The effects of statins on microglial cells to protect against neurodegenerative disorders: A mechanistic review

H Bagheri, F Ghasemi, GE Barreto, T Sathyapalan… - Biofactors, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microglia are the primary innate immune system cells in the central nervous system (CNS).
They are crucial for the immunity, neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, neurotrophic support …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of pyroptosis in atherosclerosis pathogenesis

X Liu, P Luo, W Zhang, S Zhang, S Yang… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyroptosis is a pro-inflammatory type of regulated cell death (RCD) characterized by
gasdermin protein-mediated membrane pore formation, cell swelling, and rapid lysis …

Advances in the molecular mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activators and inactivators

D Liu, X Zeng, X Li, C Cui, R Hou, Z Guo… - Biochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
NLRP3 inflammasome is an intracellular protein complex that initiates cellular injury via
assembly of NLRP3, ASC and caspase-1 in response to microbial infection and sterile …

Acetylsalicylic acid suppresses alcoholism-induced cognitive impairment associated with atorvastatin intake by targeting cerebral miRNA155 and NLRP3: in vivo, and …

DI Mohamed, D Alaa El-Din Aly El-Waseef, ES Nabih… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alcoholism is one of the most common diseases that can lead to the development of several
chronic diseases including steatosis, and cognitive dysfunction. Statins are lipid-lowering …