Inflammasomes and fibrosis

WJ Zhang, SJ Chen, SC Zhou, SZ Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fibrosis is the final common pathway of inflammatory diseases in various organs. The
inflammasomes play an important role in the progression of fibrosis as innate immune …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetes and kidney disease: role of oxidative stress

C JhaJay, SM ChowBryna… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Intrarenal oxidative stress plays a critical role in the initiation and progression
of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Enhanced oxidative stress results from overproduction of …

TNF‐α/HMGB1 inflammation signalling pathway regulates pyroptosis during liver failure and acute kidney injury

Y Wang, H Zhang, Q Chen, F Jiao, C Shi… - Cell …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of acute liver failure (ALF).
Pyroptosis is a necrosis type related to inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the role …

Regulated cell death in AKI

A Linkermann, G Chen, G Dong… - Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
AKI is pathologically characterized by sublethal and lethal damage of renal tubules. Under
these conditions, renal tubular cell death may occur by regulated necrosis (RN) or …

[HTML][HTML] Nlrp3-inflammasome activation in non-myeloid-derived cells aggravates diabetic nephropathy

K Shahzad, F Bock, W Dong, H Wang, S Kopf, S Kohli… - Kidney international, 2015 - Elsevier
Diabetic nephropathy is a growing health concern with characteristic sterile inflammation. As
the underlying mechanisms of this inflammation remain poorly defined, specific therapies …

Of inflammasomes and alarmins: IL-1β and IL-1α in kidney disease

HJ Anders - Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Kidney injury implies danger signaling and a response by the immune system. The
inflammasome is a central danger recognition platform that triggers local and systemic …

Beyond tissue injury—damage-associated molecular patterns, Toll-like receptors, and inflammasomes also drive regeneration and fibrosis

HJ Anders, L Schaefer - Journal of the American Society of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Tissue injury initiates an inflammatory response through the actions of immunostimulatory
molecules referred to as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). DAMPs …

Immunity and inflammation in diabetic kidney disease: translating mechanisms to biomarkers and treatment targets

R Pichler, M Afkarian, BP Dieter… - American Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Increasing incidences of obesity and diabetes have made diabetic kidney disease (DKD) the
leading cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease worldwide. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] The macrophage phenotype and inflammasome component NLRP3 contributes to nephrocalcinosis-related chronic kidney disease independent from IL-1 …

HJ Anders, B Suarez-Alvarez, M Grigorescu… - Kidney international, 2018 - Elsevier
Primary/secondary hyperoxalurias involve nephrocalcinosis-related chronic kidney disease
(CKD) leading to end-stage kidney disease. Mechanistically, intrarenal calcium oxalate …

HIF1α-BNIP3-mediated mitophagy protects against renal fibrosis by decreasing ROS and inhibiting activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome

J Li, Q Lin, X Shao, S Li, X Zhu, J Wu, S Mou, L Gu… - Cell death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 14.3% of people worldwide. Tubulointerstitial
fibrosis is the final stage of almost all progressive CKD. To date, the pathogenesis of renal …