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ReviewMolecular biomedicine2024

NLRP inflammasomes in health and disease.

Zhihao Xu, Arnaud John Kombe Kombe, Shasha Deng, Hongliang Zhang, Songquan Wu, Jianbin Ruan, Ying Zhou, Tengchuan Jin

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Review in Molecular biomedicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
73citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
18.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

73 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhihao Xu *Center of Disease Immunity and Intervention, College of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000, China.
Arnaud John Kombe Kombe *Laboratory of Structural Immunology, the CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
Shasha DengLaboratory of Structural Immunology, the CAS Key Laboratory of Innate Immunity and Chronic Disease, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
Hongliang ZhangCenter of Disease Immunity and Intervention, College of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000, China.
Songquan WuCenter of Disease Immunity and Intervention, College of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000, China.
Jianbin RuanDepartment of Immunology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, 06030, USA. ruan@uchc.edu.
Ying ZhouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Core Facility Center, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230001, Anhui, China. caddiezy@ustc.edu.cn.
Tengchuan JinCenter of Disease Immunity and Intervention, College of Medicine, Lishui University, Lishui, 323000, China. jint@ustc.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1395-188X
University of Science and Technology of China · CNLishui University · CNUConn Health · US

Funding

Anhui Provincial Key Research and Development Project 2022i01020025Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities WK9100000001Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2022YFC2304102National Natural Science Foundation of China 31971129National Natural Science Foundation of China 82272301
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

NLRP inflammasomes are a group of cytosolic multiprotein oligomer pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) involved in the recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) produced by infected cells. They regulate innate immunity by triggering a protective inflammatory response. However, despite their protective role, aberrant NLPR inflammasome activation and gain-of-function mutations in NLRP sensor proteins are involved in occurrence and enhancement of non-communicating autoimmune, auto-inflammatory, and neurodegenerative diseases. In the last few years, significant advances have been achieved in the understanding of the NLRP inflammasome physiological functions and their molecular mechanisms of activation, as well as therapeutics that target NLRP inflammasome activity in inflammatory diseases. Here, we provide the latest research progress on NLRP inflammasomes, including NLRP1, CARD8, NLRP3, NLRP6, NLRP7, NLRP2, NLRP9, NLRP10, and NLRP12 regarding their structural and assembling features, signaling transduction and molecular activation mechanisms. Importantly, we highlight the mechanisms associated with NLRP inflammasome dysregulation involved in numerous human auto-inflammatory, autoimmune, and neurodegenerative diseases. Overall, we summarize the latest discoveries in NLRP biology, their forming inflammasomes, and their role in health and diseases, and provide therapeutic strategies and perspectives for future studies about NLRP inflammasomes.

Indexed as

InflammasomesNLR ProteinsAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsAutoimmune DiseasesHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationNeurodegenerative DiseasesSignal TransductionAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingInflammasomesNLR ProteinsAutoimmuneAuto-inflammatoryHealth and diseaseNeurological disordersNLRP inflammasomeTherapeutic inhibitor

Identifiers

PMID38644450
PMCPMC11033252
OpenAlexW4395008650

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