[HTML][HTML] The role of inflammasomes in human diseases and their potential as therapeutic targets

J Yao, K Sterling, Z Wang, Y Zhang… - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are large protein complexes that play a major role in sensing inflammatory
signals and triggering the innate immune response. Each inflammasome complex has three …

[HTML][HTML] The role of inflammasome-dependent and inflammasome-independent NLRP3 in the kidney

YG Kim, SM Kim, KP Kim, SH Lee, JY Moon - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cytoplasmic nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3)
forms an inflammasome with apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a CARD …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage polarization in innate immune responses contributing to pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease

H Lee, MB Fessler, P Qu, J Heymann, JB Kopp - BMC nephrology, 2020 - Springer
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by inflammation, injury and fibrosis.
Dysregulated innate immune responses mediated by macrophages play critical roles in …

[HTML][HTML] Multifactorial functions of the inflammasome component NLRP3 in pathogenesis of chronic kidney diseases

SR Mulay - Kidney international, 2019 - Elsevier
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a cytosolic multiprotein caspase-activating complex platform
involved in innate immunity required for the maturation and release of interleukin (IL)-1β and …

Pyroptosis: a new frontier in kidney diseases

K Zhang, Q Wu, S Jiang, L Ding, C Liu… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pyroptosis is a pattern of programmed cell death that significantly differs from apoptosis and
autophagy in terms of cell morphology and function. The process of pyroptosis is …

[HTML][HTML] Role of inflammasomes in kidney diseases via both canonical and non-canonical pathways

H Xiang, F Zhu, Z Xu, J Xiong - Frontiers in cell and developmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Inflammasomes, multiprotein complex induced by harmful factors in the body, play a crucial
role in innate immunity. Activation of inflammasomes lead to the activation of casepase-1 …

[HTML][HTML] An update on targeted treatment of IgA nephropathy: an autoimmune perspective

X Huang, G Xu - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immunoglobulin (Ig) A nephropathy (IgAN) is the commonest form of primary
glomerulonephritis worldwide and is, considered a significant cause of end-stage renal …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic kidney disease and NLRP3 inflammasome: Pathogenesis, development and targeted therapeutic strategies

G Huang, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Ma - Biochemistry and biophysics reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health concern and public health priority. The
condition often involves inflammation due to the accumulation of toxins and the reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Novel insights into NOD-like receptors in renal diseases

J Jin, T Zhou, G Ren, L Cai, X Meng - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2022 - nature.com
Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors (NLRs), including NLRAs, NLRBs
(also known as NAIPs), NLRCs, and NLRPs, are a major subfamily of pattern recognition …

[HTML][HTML] Role of cuproptosis in understanding diseases

S Cao, Q Wang, Z Sun, Y Zhang, Q Liu, Q Huang… - Human Cell, 2023 - Springer
Cell death is involved in a wide range of physiological and pathological processes.
Recently, the term “cuproptosis” was coined to describe a novel type of cell death. This type …