ArticleNature2018
New mitochondrial DNA synthesis enables NLRP3 inflammasome activation.
Article in Nature, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06261723 (Effect of Non-chirurgical Periodontal Treatment on the Innate and Adaptive Immunity From a Gender Perspective), which is not on this map. Cited by 728 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Non-chirurgical Periodontal Treatment on the Innate and Adaptive Immunity From a Gender Perspective: Potential Therapeutic Implications of microRNAs
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728 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1,117 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Macrophage ACAT1 Aggravates Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease by Inducing Mitochondrial Damage and NLRP3 Activation.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
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- Macrophage RSAD2 Couples mtDNA Synthesis With a Self-Amplifying Inflammatory Circuit to Orchestrate Tissue Repair.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- The Role of Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria in NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Comorbidities and Inflammation: How Chronic Diseases Prime the Host Response in Sepsis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- A Review on Structural Insights into NLRP3 and NEK7: Domain Architecture, Subcellular Localization, and Their Interaction in Inflammasome Assembly and Signaling.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
Dysregulated NLRP3 inflammasome activity results in uncontrolled inflammation, which underlies many chronic diseases. Although mitochondrial damage is needed for the assembly and activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, it is unclear how macrophages are able to respond to structurally diverse inflammasome-activating stimuli. Here we show that the synthesis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), induced after the engagement of Toll-like receptors, is crucial for NLRP3 signalling. Toll-like receptors signal via the MyD88 and TRIF adaptors to trigger IRF1-dependent transcription of CMPK2, a rate-limiting enzyme that supplies deoxyribonucleotides for mtDNA synthesis. CMPK2-dependent mtDNA synthesis is necessary for the production of oxidized mtDNA fragments after exposure to NLRP3 activators. Cytosolic oxidized mtDNA associates with the NLRP3 inflammasome complex and is required for its activation. The dependence on CMPK2 catalytic activity provides opportunities for more effective control of NLRP3 inflammasome-associated diseases.
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