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AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS
Volume 17, Issue 7, Pages 694-702Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2018.01.020
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NLRP3; Inflammasomes; Autoimmune disease; Autoimmunity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81573222, 81473058]
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NLRP3, a member of nucleotide-binding domain-(NOD) like receptor family, can be found in large varieties of immune and non-immune cells. Upon activation, the NLRP3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein (ASC) and procaspase-1 would assemble into a multimeric protein, called the NLRP3 inflammasome. Then the inflammasome promotes inflammation (through specific cleavage and production of bioactive IL-1 beta and IL-18) and pyroptotic cell death. Previous studies have indicated the importance of NLRP3 in regulating innate immunity. Recently, numerous studies have revealed their significance in autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic sclerosis (SSc) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this review, we will briefly discuss the biological features of NLRP3 and summarize the recent progression of the involvement of NLRP3 in the development and pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, as well as its clinical implications and therapeutic potential. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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