• Inflammasomes are cytosolic multiprotein complexes of the innate immune system responsible for the activation of inflammatory responses and cell death...
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    is expressed predominantly in macrophages and as a component of the inflammasome,: 436  detects products of damaged cells such as extracellular ATP and...
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  • immune activation and, in the case of inflammasome disorders, are attributable to activation of an inflammasome complex nucleated by innate immune sensors...
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    several factors. Over-activation of the inflammasome is one mechanism contributing to inflammaging. The inflammasome is a multi-protein complex consisting...
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  • supramolecular complex termed the inflammasome (also known as a pyroptosome) upon intracellular danger signals. The inflammasome activates a different set of...
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    multiprotein complexes called inflammasomes in response to certain infections. In healthy individuals, pyrin-mediated inflammasome assembly (which leads to...
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    autoimmune inflammation Different inflammasome complex — cytosolic molecular complex — have been described. Inflammasomes recognize danger signals and activate...
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    canonical pathway and is activated by canonical inflammasomes such as NLRP3 and NLRC4 inflammasomes, which are multi-protein complexes that are formed...
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    leucine-rich repeat and pyrin domain containing receptor 3) inflammasome. An inflammasome can be defined as an immune system receptor that induces inflammation...
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  • normally present in the inflammasome. The mutated pyrin protein is thought to cause inappropriate activation of the inflammasome, leading to release of...
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    pro-caspase-1, to form the inflammasome, a circular structure made of multiple copies of each involved protein. From here, the NLRP3 inflammasome will cleave inactive...
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  • macrophages, which is initiated by the NLRP3 inflammasome protein complex. Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome recruits the enzyme caspase 1, which converts...
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    an inflammasome complex. NLRP3 and the inflammasome adaptor ASC, on the other hand, were found to be required for activation of the inflammasome by diverse...
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    inflammatory response initiator. Once activated through formation of an inflammasome complex, it initiates a proinflammatory response through the cleavage...
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    Ireland-based Inflazome, for €380 million, gaining control of its NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors. In March 2021, Roche announced it would acquire GenMark Diagnostics...
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  • mtROS and mtDNA as DAMPs plays a crucial role in the activation of the inflammasome and following inflammation mediated by IL-1β. NF-κB, a protein complex...
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    joints, or skin are signs of familial Mediterranean fever. Pyrin forms an inflammasome which senses RhoA GTPases inactivation and subsequent kinases (PKN1 and...
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    investigating fundamental mechanisms of innate immunity, including inflammasomes and inflammatory cell death, PANoptosis, in infectious and inflammatory...
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    in humans is encoded by the GSDMD gene and is a known target of the inflammasome and acts as an effector molecule of programmed cell death known as pyroptosis...
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    and be over-activated by alpha-synuclein binding to MHC receptors on inflammasomes, bringing about a release of proinflammatory cytokines like IL-1β, IFNγ...
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    relevant periods. Silica crystals inside the lungs can activate the NLRP3 inflammasome inside macrophages and dendritic cells and thereby result in production...
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    and forming of AIM2 inflammasome. This signaling contributes to the defense against bacterial and viral DNA. The AIM2 inflammasome can also be an integral...
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    experimentally to inhibit release of interleukin 1 beta from the NALP3 (or NLRP3) inflammasome. Sulfonylureas – as opposed to metformin, the thiazolidinediones, pramlintide...
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    domains-containing protein 1 in humans. NLRP1 was the first protein shown to form an inflammasome. NLRP1 is expressed by a variety of cell types, which are predominantly...
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  • products, initiating the processes associated with the activation of the inflammasome, including K+ efflux and caspase 1 activation. NLRPs are also known to...
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    the removal of pathogens. The pattern-recognition receptors called inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes (consisting of an NLR, the adaptor protein...
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    Fasolino V, et al. (August 2016). "Fenamate NSAIDs inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome and protect against Alzheimer's disease in rodent models". Nature Communications...
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    (August 2014). "α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor signaling inhibits inflammasome activation by preventing mitochondrial DNA release". Molecular Medicine...
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    types, in in vitro studies. It has also been shown to inhibit NALP3 inflammasome activation and is being studied as a treatment for NALP3-driven inflammatory...
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    ischemia-reperfusion prevents heart failure in mice by targeting the cardiac inflammasome". Communications Biology. 2: 353. doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0595-z. PMC 6776554...
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