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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2024

NLRP3 inflammasome in atherosclerosis: Mechanisms and targeted therapies.

Pengfei Chen, Xia Li

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Pengfei ChenMarine College, Shandong University, Weihai, China.
Xia LiMarine College, Shandong University, Weihai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atherosclerosis (AS) is the primary pathology behind various cardiovascular diseases and the leading cause of death and disability globally. Recent evidence suggests that AS is a chronic vascular inflammatory disease caused by multiple factors. In this context, the NLRP3 inflammasome, acting as a signal transducer of the immune system, plays a critical role in the onset and progression of AS. The NLRP3 inflammasome is involved in endothelial injury, foam cell formation, and pyroptosis in AS. Therefore, targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome offers a new treatment strategy for AS. This review highlights the latest insights into AS pathogenesis and the pharmacological therapies targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome, focusing on optimal targets for small molecule inhibitors. These insights are valuable for rational drug design and the pharmacological assessment of new targeted NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors in treating AS.

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atherosclerosismechanismsNLRP3 inflammasomesmall molecule inhibitorstargeted therapies

Identifiers

PMID39144618
PMCPMC11322363

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