Inflammation and atherosclerosis: signaling pathways and therapeutic intervention

P Kong, ZY Cui, XF Huang, DD Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory vascular disease driven by traditional and
nontraditional risk factors. Genome-wide association combined with clonal lineage tracing …

Interleukin-1 and the inflammasome as therapeutic targets in cardiovascular disease

A Abbate, S Toldo, C Marchetti, J Kron… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
The intracellular sensing protein termed NLRP3 (for NACHT, LRR, and PYD domains-
containing protein 3) forms a macromolecular structure called the NLRP3 inflammasome …

Role of vascular smooth muscle cell plasticity and interactions in vessel wall inflammation

V Sorokin, K Vickneson, T Kofidis, CC Woo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The pathobiology of atherosclerotic disease requires further elucidation to discover new
approaches to address its high morbidity and mortality. To date, over 17 million …

NLRP3 inflammasome and the IL-1 pathway in atherosclerosis

A Grebe, F Hoss, E Latz - Circulation research, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Inflammation is an important driver of atherosclerosis, the underlying pathology of
cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, therapeutic targeting of inflammatory pathways is …

Anti-inflammatory action of statins in cardiovascular disease: the role of inflammasome and toll-like receptor pathways

K Koushki, SK Shahbaz, K Mashayekhi… - Clinical reviews in …, 2021 - Springer
Atherosclerosis is one type of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in which activation of the
NLRP3 inflammasome and toll-like receptor (TLR) pathways is implicated. One of the most …

Inflammasomes: mechanism of action, role in disease, and therapeutics

H Guo, JB Callaway, JPY Ting - Nature medicine, 2015 - nature.com
The inflammasomes are innate immune system receptors and sensors that regulate the
activation of caspase-1 and induce inflammation in response to infectious microbes and …

Focus on the Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Diseases

R Fusco, R Siracusa, T Genovese… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Inflammation is a protective reaction activated in response to detrimental stimuli, such as
dead cells, irritants or pathogens, by the evolutionarily conserved immune system and is …

The selective NLRP3 inhibitor MCC950 hinders atherosclerosis development by attenuating inflammation and pyroptosis in macrophages

W Zeng, D Wu, Y Sun, Y Suo, Q Yu, M Zeng, Q Gao… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
NLRP3 inflammasome is a vital player in macrophages pyroptosis, which is a type of
proinflammatory cell-death and takes part in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In this …

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 …

HMGB1, IL-1α, IL-33 and S100 proteins: dual-function alarmins

D Bertheloot, E Latz - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2017 - nature.com
Our immune system is based on the close collaboration of the innate and adaptive immune
systems for the rapid detection of any threats to the host. Recognition of pathogen-derived …