ReviewCurrent opinion in rheumatology2014
The inflammasome and lupus: another innate immune mechanism contributing to disease pathogenesis?
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85 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 150 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interleukin-18 in lupus nephritis: a meta-analysis of cytokine signaling dysregulation in immune-mediated nephropathy.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Pooled it
- Dysregulated Fcγ receptor IIa-induced cytokine production in dendritic cells of lupus nephritis patients.Clinical and experimental immunology · 2020Trial
- Metabolic Complications in Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases: Pathophysiology, Clinical Implications, and Therapeutic Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Microparticles synthesized from itaconate polyesters enable metabolite delivery and elicit immunoregulatory outcomes.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2026Article
- Is clonal haematopoiesis the missing link between lupus and cardiovascular disease?Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026Review
- dsDNA-Induced AIM2 Pyroptosis in Glomerular Endothelial Cells Aggravate Lupus Nephritis.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2026Article
- Functional role of deubiquitinating enzyme USP39 in inhibiting pyroptosis in human acute myeloid leukemia.Journal of molecular histology · 2026Article
- Identifying Crucial Genes Associated with Pyroptosis in Lupus Nephritis.Inflammation · 2026Article
- GBP2 promotes podocyte pyroptosis and contributes to the pathogenesis of pediatric lupus nephritis.PloS one · 2026Article
- The role of neutrophil extracellular traps in antiphospholipid syndrome.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- Metabolic syndrome and dermatological diseases: association and treatment.Nutrition & metabolism · 2025Review
- A structural atlas of death domain fold proteins reveals their versatile roles in biology and function.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Iodine activates NLRP3 inflammasomes in PBMCs of patients with autoimmune thyroiditis and regulates Th1 and Th17 cell differentiation.Endocrine connections · 2025Article
- Nucleotide-Bound Oligomeric Domain-Like Receptor Protein 3 as a Serological Biomarker in Relation to Disease Severity and Delirium After Acute Pancreatitis: A Two-Center Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Insights and Therapeutic Potential.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Assessment of the role of high-density lipoproteins and their immunomodulatory activity in systemic lupus erythematosus immunopathology.Lupus science & medicine · 2024Article
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- Molecular characterisation of lupus low disease activity state (LLDAS) and DORIS remission by whole-blood transcriptome-based pathways in a pan-European systemic lupus erythematosus cohort.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2024Article
- Integrative analysis of the association between circadian rhythm and lupus nephritis.Clinical kidney journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe role of innate immunity in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been a rapidly expanding area of research over the last decade. Included in this rubric is the concept that activation of the inflammasome, a molecular complex that activates caspase-1 and in turn the cytokines IL-1β and IL-18, is important in lupus pathogenesis. This review will summarize the recent discoveries exploring the role of the inflammasome machinery in SLE. RECENT
findingsImmune complexes can activate the NLRP3 inflammasome, and SLE-derived macrophages are hyper-responsive to innate immune stimuli, leading to enhanced activation of the inflammasome and production of inflammatory cytokines. Work in several murine models suggests an important role for the NLRP3 inflammasome in mediating lupus nephritis. Caspase-1, the central enzyme of the inflammasome, is essential for the development of type I interferon responses, autoantibody production, and nephritis in the pristane model of lupus. The absence of melanoma 2 inflammasome may have protective and pathogenic roles in SLE. SUMMARY: Recent evidence suggests that the inflammasome machinery is dysregulated in SLE, plays an important role in promotion of organ damage, and may mediate cross-talk between environmental triggers and the development of lupus. Further research should focus on whether inhibition of inflammasome components may serve as a viable target for therapeutic development in SLE.
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