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The NLRP3/ASC inflammasome promotes T-cell-dependent immune complex glomerulonephritis by canonical and noncanonical mechanisms.
Kidney international - 1 Nov 2014
Andersen Kirstin, Eltrich Nuru, Lichtnekert Julia, Anders Hans-Joachim, Vielhauer Volker
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin (IL)-1β contributes to renal injury in immune complex glomerulonephritis. However, production of mature IL-1β depends on activation of the inflammasome that cleaves pro-IL-1β into its secretable form. A functional role of the NLRP3-containing inflammasome, which responds to various endogenous danger signals, was found in tubulointerstitial nephropathies, but its function in glomerular disease has not...
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