Targeting the inflammasome in cardiovascular disease

MB Olsen, I Gregersen, Ø Sandanger, K Yang… - Basic to Translational …, 2022 - jacc.org
The pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is complex and multifactorial, and
inflammation plays a central role. Inflammasomes are multimeric protein complexes that are …

The AIM2 inflammasome: A novel biomarker and target in cardiovascular disease

L Du, X Wang, S Chen, X Guo - Pharmacological research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) is a cytoplasmic sensor that recognises the double-
strand DNA. AIM2 inflammasome is a protein platform in the cell that initiates innate immune …

The NKCC1 ion transporter modulates microglial phenotype and inflammatory response to brain injury in a cell-autonomous manner

K Tóth, N Lénárt, P Berki, R Fekete, E Szabadits… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The NKCC1 ion transporter contributes to the pathophysiology of common neurological
disorders, but its function in microglia, the main inflammatory cells of the brain, has remained …

Parthenolide ameliorates neurological deficits and neuroinflammation in mice with traumatic brain injury by suppressing STAT3/NF-κB and inflammasome activation

W Ding, C Cai, X Zhu, J Wang, Q Jiang - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) triggers a set of complex inflammation that results in
secondary injury. Parthenolide (PTN) is a sesquiterpene lactone extracted from the herb …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the inflammasome in Parkinson's disease

Q Su, WL Ng, SY Goh, MY Gulam, LF Wang… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases in which
neuroinflammation plays pivotal roles. An important mechanism of neuroinflammation is the …

Circ_0000181 regulates miR-667-5p/NLRC4 axis to promote pyroptosis progression in diabetic nephropathy

Y Li, W Yu, H Xiong, F Yuan - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Our previous research demonstrated that NOD-like receptor family CARD domain-
containing protein 4 (NLRC4) inflammasome was overexpressed in renal tissues of patients …

[HTML][HTML] Glial cells and brain diseases: inflammasomes as relevant pathological entities

E Mata-Martínez, M Díaz-Muñoz… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation mediated by the innate immune system is a physiopathological response to
diverse detrimental circumstances such as microbe infections or tissular damage. The …

[HTML][HTML] Cerebral intraparenchymal hemorrhage changes patients' gut bacteria composition and function

Z Xiong, K Peng, S Song, Y Zhu, J Gu… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Gut bacteria consists of 150 times more genes than humans that are vital for health. Several
studies revealed that gut bacteria are associated with disease status and influence human …

Lysosomal cathepsins act in concert with Gasdermin-D during NAIP/NLRC4-dependent IL-1β secretion

LM Branco, MP Amaral, H Boekhoff, ABF de Lima… - Cell Death & …, 2022 - nature.com
The NAIP/NLRC4 inflammasome is classically associated with the detection of bacterial
invasion to the cytosol. However, recent studies have demonstrated that NAIP/NLRC4 is …

Erythropoietin abrogates post-ischemic activation of the NLRP3, NLRC4, and AIM2 inflammasomes in microglia/macrophages in a TAK1-dependent manner

O Heinisch, T Zeyen, T Goldmann, M Prinz… - Translational stroke …, 2022 - Springer
Inflammasomes are known to contribute to brain damage after acute ischemic stroke (AIS).
TAK1 is predominantly expressed in microglial cells and can regulate the NLRP3 …