Drugging the NLRP3 inflammasome: from signalling mechanisms to therapeutic targets

L Vande Walle, M Lamkanfi - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Diseases associated with chronic inflammation constitute a major health burden across the
world. As central instigators of the inflammatory response to infection and tissue damage …

Interleukin-1 and the NLRP3 inflammasome in COVID-19: Pathogenetic and therapeutic implications

N Potere, MG Del Buono, R Caricchio, PC Cremer… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
A hyperinflammatory response during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection crucially worsens clinical evolution of coronavirus disease 2019 …

SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein

EA Albornoz, AA Amarilla, N Modhiran, S Parker… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory disease, however,
an increasing number of reports indicate that SARS-CoV-2 infection can also cause severe …

Activation of innate immune cGAS-STING pathway contributes to Alzheimer's pathogenesis in 5× FAD mice

X Xie, G Ma, X Li, J Zhao, Z Zhao, J Zeng - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract cGAS senses microbial and host-derived double-stranded DNA in cytoplasm to
trigger cellular innate immune response in a STING-dependent manner; however, it remains …

Small molecules in the treatment of COVID-19

S Lei, X Chen, J Wu, X Duan, K Men - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a global crisis, and brought severe disruptions to
societies and economies. Until now, effective therapeutics against COVID-19 are in high …

Innate immunity, cytokine storm, and inflammatory cell death in COVID-19

R Karki, TD Kanneganti - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022 - Springer
The innate immune system serves as the first line of defense against invading pathogens;
however, dysregulated innate immune responses can induce aberrant inflammation that is …

Ferroptosis and pyroptosis signatures in critical COVID-19 patients

C Peleman, S Van Coillie, S Ligthart, SM Choi… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Critical COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) frequently suffer from
severe multiple organ dysfunction with underlying widespread cell death. Ferroptosis and …

Hyperinflammatory response in COVID-19: a systematic review

MJA Silva, LR Ribeiro, MIM Gouveia, BR Marcelino… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is a multisystemic disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The immunopathogenic conditions of the hyperinflammatory …

The role of cell death in SARS-CoV-2 infection

C Yuan, Z Ma, J Xie, W Li, L Su, G Zhang, J Xu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), showing high
infectiousness, resulted in an ongoing pandemic termed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Innate immunity in protection and pathogenesis during coronavirus infections and COVID-19

RKS Malireddi, BR Sharma… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The COVID-19 pandemic was caused by the recently emerged β-coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
SARS-CoV-2 has had a catastrophic impact, resulting in nearly 7 million fatalities worldwide …