Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome in inflammatory diseases

MSJ Mangan, EJ Olhava, WR Roush… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Danger signals are a hallmark of many common inflammatory diseases, and these stimuli
can function to activate the cytosolic innate immune signalling receptor NLRP3 (NOD-, LRR …

The cytokines of asthma

BN Lambrecht, H Hammad, JV Fahy - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease associated with type 2 cytokines
interleukin-4 (IL-4), IL-5, and IL-13, which promote airway eosinophilia, mucus …

Itaconate and itaconate derivatives target JAK1 to suppress alternative activation of macrophages

MC Runtsch, S Angiari, A Hooftman, R Wadhwa… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The Krebs cycle-derived metabolite itaconate and its derivatives suppress the inflammatory
response in pro-inflammatory" M1" macrophages. However, alternatively activated" M2" …

MCC950 directly targets the NLRP3 ATP-hydrolysis motif for inflammasome inhibition

RC Coll, JR Hill, CJ Day, A Zamoshnikova… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
Inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome is a promising strategy for the development of new
treatments for inflammatory diseases. MCC950 is a potent and specific small-molecule …

The role of lung and gut microbiota in the pathology of asthma

W Barcik, RCT Boutin, M Sokolowska, BB Finlay - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease affecting more than 300 million people
worldwide. Clinical features of asthma and its immunological and molecular etiology vary …

Anti‐inflammatory and anticancer activities of Naringenin‐loaded liquid crystalline nanoparticles in vitro

R Wadhwa, KR Paudel, LH Chin… - Journal of food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we had developed Naringenin‐loaded liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNs)
and investigated the anti‐inflammatory and anticancer activities of Naringenin‐LCNs against …

Animal and translational models of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19

MD Johansen, A Irving, X Montagutelli, MD Tate… - Mucosal …, 2020 - nature.com
COVID-19 is causing a major once-in-a-century global pandemic. The scientific and clinical
community is in a race to define and develop effective preventions and treatments. The …

Enhanced cardiomyocyte NLRP3 inflammasome signaling promotes atrial fibrillation

C Yao, T Veleva, L Scott Jr, S Cao, L Li, G Chen… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is frequently associated with enhanced inflammatory
response. The NLRP3 (NACHT, LRR, and PYD domain containing protein 3) inflammasome …

Functional effects of the microbiota in chronic respiratory disease

KF Budden, SD Shukla, SF Rehman… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2019 - thelancet.com
The composition of the lung microbiome is increasingly well characterised, with changes in
microbial diversity or abundance observed in association with several chronic respiratory …

Pyroptosis in inflammation-related respiratory disease

Y Feng, M Li, X Yangzhong, X Zhang, A Zu… - Journal of physiology …, 2022 - Springer
Pyroptosis is commonly induced by the gasdermin (GSDM) family and is accompanied by
the release of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β and IL-18. Recently, increasing …