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- Title
Anti-NLRP3 Inflammasome Natural Compounds: An Update.
- Authors
Liu, Baolong; Yu, Jiujiu; Motta, Concettina La
- Abstract
The nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat related (NLR) family, pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a multimeric protein complex that recognizes various danger or stress signals from pathogens, the host, and the environment, leading to activation of caspase-1 and inducing inflammatory responses. This pro-inflammatory protein complex plays critical roles in pathogenesis of a wide range of diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, autoinflammatory diseases, and metabolic disorders. Therefore, intensive efforts have been devoted to understanding its activation mechanisms and to searching for its specific inhibitors. Approximately forty natural compounds with anti-NLRP3 inflammasome properties have been identified. Here, we provide an update about new natural compounds that have been identified within the last three years to inhibit the NLRP3 inflammasome and offer an overview of the underlying molecular mechanisms of their anti-NLRP3 inflammasome activities.
- Subjects
NLRP3 protein; NEURODEGENERATION; INFLAMMATION; METABOLIC disorders; HERBAL medicine
- Publication
Biomedicines, 2021, Vol 9, Issue 2, p136
- ISSN
2227-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biomedicines9020136