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ArticleLaboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology2017

Activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes contributes to hyperhomocysteinemia-aggravated inflammation and atherosclerosis in apoE-deficient mice.

Renqing Wang, Yiqin Wang, Nana Mu, Xiaoying Lou, Weixuan Li, Yanming Chen, Dong Fan, Hongmei Tan

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Article in Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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78citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 142 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Effects of Cytokines (or Activating Factors) on Arterial Endothelial Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. Linking homocysteine and ferroptosis in cardiovascular disease: insights and implications.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2024
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  18. The Role of Pyroptosis in Coronary Heart Disease.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renqing WangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yiqin WangDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Nana MuDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoying LouDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Weixuan LiDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yanming ChenDivision of Endocrinology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Dong FanDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Hongmei TanDepartment of Pathophysiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy) has been shown to promote vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis, but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. The NLRP3 inflammasome has been identified as the cellular machinery responsible for activation of inflammatory processes. In this study, we hypothesized that the activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes contributes to HHcy-induced inflammation and atherosclerosis. ApoE

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AnimalsApolipoproteins EAtherosclerosisCell Line, TumorHumansHyperhomocysteinemiaInflammasomesInflammationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinApolipoproteins EInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, mouse

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PMID28394319
PMCPMC5537437
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