Structural mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation

J Fu, H Wu - Annual review of immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
As an important sensor in the innate immune system, NLRP3 detects exogenous pathogenic
invasions and endogenous cellular damage and responds by forming the NLRP3 …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas aeruginosa: pathogenesis, virulence factors, antibiotic resistance, interaction with host, technology advances and emerging therapeutics

S Qin, W Xiao, C Zhou, Q Pu, X Deng, L Lan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that
infects patients with cystic fibrosis, burn wounds, immunodeficiency, chronic obstructive …

The NLRP3 inflammasome: activation and regulation

J Xu, G Núñez - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
The NOD-, LRR-and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a
cytoplasmic supramolecular complex that is activated in response to cellular perturbations …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial electron transport chain is necessary for NLRP3 inflammasome activation

LK Billingham, JS Stoolman, K Vasan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The NLRP3 inflammasome is linked to sterile and pathogen-dependent inflammation, and
its dysregulation underlies many chronic diseases. Mitochondria have been implicated as …

[HTML][HTML] The development of COVID-19 treatment

Y Yuan, B Jiao, L Qu, D Yang, R Liu - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused
a pandemic named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has become the greatest …

[HTML][HTML] The interaction between ferroptosis and inflammatory signaling pathways

Y Chen, ZM Fang, X Yi, X Wei, DS Jiang - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent regulated cell death driven by excessive lipid peroxidation.
Inflammation is one common and effective physiological event that protects against various …

Dopamine, immunity, and disease

B Channer, SM Matt, EA Nickoloff-Bybel, V Pappa… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
The neurotransmitter dopamine is a key factor in central nervous system (CNS) function,
regulating many processes including reward, movement, and cognition. Dopamine also …

Systemic inflammation after stroke: implications for post‐stroke comorbidities

A Simats, A Liesz - EMBO molecular medicine, 2022 - embopress.org
Immunological mechanisms have come into the focus of current translational stroke
research, and the modulation of neuroinflammatory pathways has been identified as a …

NETworking with cancer: The bidirectional interplay between cancer and neutrophil extracellular traps

JM Adrover, SAC McDowell, XY He, DF Quail… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Neutrophils are major effectors and regulators of the immune system. They play critical roles
not only in the eradication of pathogens but also in cancer initiation and progression …

Activation of human endogenous retroviruses and its physiological consequences

N Dopkins, DF Nixon - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) are abundant sequences that persist within the
human genome as remnants of ancient retroviral infections. These sequences became fixed …