Microglial activation modulated by P2X4R in ischemia and repercussions in Alzheimer's disease

C Castillo, F Saez-Orellana, PA Godoy… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
There are over 80 million people currently living who have had a stroke. The ischemic injury
in the brain starts a cascade of events that lead to neuronal death, inducing …

ANP and BNP exert anti-inflammatory action via NPR-1/cGMP axis by interfering with canonical, non-canonical, and alternative routes of inflammasome activation in …

L Mezzasoma, VN Talesa, R Romani… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dysregulated inflammasome activation and interleukin (IL)-1β production are associated
with several inflammatory disorders. Three different routes can lead to inflammasome …

Sex-related overactivation of NLRP3 inflammasome increases lethality of the male COVID-19 patients

H Zhang, Y Tang, J Tao - Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection, remains a dramatic threat to
human life and economic well-being worldwide. Significant heterogeneity in the severity of …

The intricate biophysical puzzle of caspase-1 activation

NJ Makoni, MR Nichols - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2021 - Elsevier
This review takes a closer look at the structural components of the molecules involved in the
processes leading to caspase-1 activation. Interleukins 1β and 18 (IL-1β, IL-18) are well …

The N-Formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2) agonist MR-39 exhibits anti-inflammatory activity in LPS-stimulated organotypic hippocampal cultures

E Trojan, K Tylek, M Leśkiewicz, W Lasoń… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Accumulating evidence indicates a pivotal role for chronic inflammatory processes in the
pathogenesis of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. G protein-coupled formyl …

Does NLRP3 inflammasome and aryl hydrocarbon receptor play an interlinked role in bowel inflammation and colitis-associated colorectal cancer?

IQH Ngui, AP Perera, R Eri - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a hallmark in many forms of cancer; with colitis-associated colorectal cancer
(CAC) being a progressive intestinal inflammation due to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) …

Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome in diabetic nephropathy

M Yang, X Wang, Y Han, C Li, L Wei… - Current medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common complications of diabetes and the
main cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The inflammatory response plays a key role …

CysLTR1 antagonism by montelukast can ameliorate diabetes-induced aortic and testicular inflammation

AM Awad, SL Elshaer, R Gangaraju… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aims Montelukast, a cysteinyl leukotriene receptor (CysLTR) 1 antagonist, is emerging as an
attractive strategy to curtail diabetic complications; however, its role in aortic and testicular …

Association of IL‐1β, NLRP3, and COX‐2 Gene Polymorphisms with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Risk and Clinical Features in the Iranian Population

Z Heidari, S Salimi, M Rokni, M Rezaei… - BioMed Research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Grave's disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) are autoimmune
diseases of the thyroid gland in which genetic predisposition plays a major role in their …

Mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation complex regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activation and predicts patient survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

IC Chung, LC Chen, NM Tsang, WY Chuang… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2020 - ASBMB
We previously reported that tumor inflammasomes play a key role in tumor control and act as
favorable prognostic markers in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Activated …