Intrinsic radical species scavenging activities of tea polyphenols nanoparticles block pyroptosis in endotoxin-induced sepsis

Y Chen, R Luo, J Li, S Wang, J Ding, K Zhao, B Lu… - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Sepsis, a life-threating illness caused by deregulated host immune responses to infections,
is characterized by overproduction of multiple reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) …

The immunobiology of preterm labor and birth: intra-amniotic inflammation or breakdown of maternal–fetal homeostasis

N Gomez-Lopez, J Galaz, D Miller… - …, 2022 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief The syndrome of preterm labor comprises multiple established and novel etiologies.
This review summarizes the distinct immune mechanisms implicated in preterm labor and …

Monounsaturated fatty acids in obesity-related inflammation

G Ravaut, A Légiot, KF Bergeron… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Obesity is an important aspect of the metabolic syndrome and is often associated with
chronic inflammation. In this context, inflammation of organs participating in energy …

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 …

Understanding development of malnutrition in hemodialysis patients: a narrative review

S Sahathevan, BH Khor, HM Ng, AH Abdul Gafor… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hemodialysis (HD) majorly represents the global treatment option for patients with chronic
kidney disease stage 5, and, despite advances in dialysis technology, these patients face a …

TLR4 cross-talk with NLRP3 inflammasome and complement signaling pathways in Alzheimer's disease

J Yang, L Wise, K Fukuchi - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Amyloid plaques, mainly composed of abnormally aggregated amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in the
brain parenchyma, and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), consisting of hyperphosphorylated tau …

Hexokinase dissociation from mitochondria promotes oligomerization of VDAC that facilitates NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation

SH Baik, VK Ramanujan, C Becker, S Fett… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
NLRP3 inflammasome activation is a highly regulated process for controlling secretion of the
potent inflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18 that are essential during bacterial infection …

The NLRP3 inflammasome and COVID-19: Activation, pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies

N Zhao, B Di, L Xu - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), exhibits a wide spectrum of clinical presentations …

Immunological mechanisms and therapeutic targets of fatty liver diseases

H Wang, W Mehal, LE Nagy, Y Rotman - Cellular & Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are the two major
types of chronic liver disease worldwide. Inflammatory processes play key roles in the …

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 …