ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023
What are NLRP3-ASC specks? an experimental progress of 22 years of inflammasome research.
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- Folate receptor beta drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in macrophages independent of folate binding.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2026Article
- The Aberrant Activation of NLRP3 in Microsatellites Stability Colon Cancer Promotes M2 Macrophage Polarization Based on the TCGA Database and Tissue Microarray Analysis.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
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- NADPH acts as an endogenous P2X7 receptor modulator to gate neuroinflammatory responses of microglia.Acta pharmacologica Sinica · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporal regulation of acute wound healing by the NLRP3 inflammasome: dual roles in macrophage-fibroblast chemotaxis and phenotype during wound repair.Burns & trauma · 2026Article
- Deciphering the NEK7-NLRP3 inflammasome assembly: from conformational activation to allosteric drug discovery.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Feasibility Study on Inflammasome Proteins as Biomarkers in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Pediatric Patients with Hydrocephalus Due to Intraventricular Hemorrhage.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome in chronic kidney disease and the effects of traditional Chinese medicines.Renal failure · 2025Review
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Abstract
Speck assembly is the hallmark of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. The 1µm structure comprising of NLRP3 and ASC is the first observable phenotype of NLRP3 activation. While the common consensus is that the specks are the site of inflammasome activity, no direct experimental evidence exists to support this notion. In these 22 years, since the inflammasome discovery, several research studies have been published which directly or indirectly support or refute the idea of speck being the inflammasome. This review compiles the data from two decades of research to answer a long-standing question: "What are NLRP3-ASC specks?"
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