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 …

An update on the regulatory mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome activation

S Paik, JK Kim, P Silwal, C Sasakawa… - Cellular & molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The NOD-, LRR-, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is
a multiprotein complex involved in the release of mature interleukin-1β and triggering of …

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 …

NLRP3 inflammasome—a key player in antiviral responses

C Zhao, W Zhao - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is an
oligomeric complex comprised of the NOD-like receptor NLRP3, the adaptor ASC, and …

Role of lipid accumulation and inflammation in atherosclerosis: focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms

K Malekmohammad, EE Bezsonov… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Atherosclerosis is a chronic lipid-driven and maladaptive inflammatory disease of arterial
intima. It is characterized by the dysfunction of lipid homeostasis and signaling pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in autoimmune diseases

Z Li, J Guo, L Bi - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) is an intracellular receptor that
senses foreign pathogens and endogenous danger signals. It assembles with apoptosis …

NLRP3 inflammasome and its inhibitors: a review

BZ Shao, ZQ Xu, BZ Han, DF Su, C Liu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Inflammasomes are newly recognized, vital players in innate immunity. The best
characterized is the NLRP3 inflammasome, so-called because the NLRP3 protein in the …

Toward targeting inflammasomes: insights into their regulation and activation

S Christgen, DE Place, TD Kanneganti - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are multi-component signaling complexes critical to the initiation of
pyroptotic cell death in response to invading pathogens and cellular damage. A number of …

Melatonin prevents endothelial cell pyroptosis via regulation of long noncoding RNA MEG3/miR‐223/NLRP3 axis

Y Zhang, X Liu, X Bai, Y Lin, Z Li, J Fu… - Journal of pineal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Atherosclerosis (AS) is an inflammatory disease linked to endothelial dysfunction. Melatonin
is reported to possess substantial anti‐inflammatory properties, which has proven to be …

NLRP3 inflammasome: Its regulation and involvement in atherosclerosis

Z Hoseini, F Sepahvand, B Rashidi… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammasomes are intracellular complexes involved in the innate immunity that convert
proIL‐1β and proIL‐18 to mature forms and initiate pyroptosis via cleaving procaspase‐1 …