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Protective and aggravating effects of Nlrp3 inflammasome activation in IBD models: influence of genetic and environmental factors.
Digestive diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2012
Bauer Christian, Duewell Peter, Lehr Hans-Anton, Endres Stefan, Schnurr Max
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BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation due to dysregulation of the mucosal immune system. The cytokines IL-1β and IL-18 appear early in intestinal inflammation and their pro-forms are processed via the caspase-1-activating multiprotein complex, the Nlrp3 inflammasome. Previously, we reported that the uptake of dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) by macrophages...
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