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Modulatory mechanisms controlling the NLRP3 inflammasome in inflammation: recent developments.
Current opinion in immunology - 1 Feb 2013
Haneklaus Moritz, O'Neill Luke A J, Coll Rebecca C
Abstract excerpt
The protein NLRP3 has emerged as a central regulator in the inflammatory process, being implicated directly in hereditary cryopyrinopathies, and indirectly in diseases such as gout, Type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. NLRP3 is an important regulator of caspase-1, the enzyme that processes the immature form of IL-1β into the active protein. The control of NLRP3 has therefore become a focus of research with...
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