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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Pulmonary fibrosis through the prism of NLRP3 inflammasome: mechanistic pathways and prospective therapeutic innovations.

Mengxue Wang, Yuanyuan Xie, Yuqing Cao, Bing Yu, Qingqing Dai

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mengxue Wang *Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yuanyuan Xie *Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone (QingPu), Shanghai, China.
Yuqing CaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Yangtze River Delta Integration Demonstration Zone (QingPu), Shanghai, China.
Bing YuDepartment of Cell Biology, Navy Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Qingqing DaiDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, The Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease that severely affects the patients' life quality, characterized by lung tissue remodeling and functional impairment. Recent research has found that the NLRP3 inflammasome plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. Although existing researches have revealed the potential role of NLRP3 in pulmonary fibrosis, many mysteries still remain regarding its specific mechanisms and clinical applications. This article aims to review the mechanisms of action of NLRP3 in pulmonary fibrosis, related signaling pathways, and the latest research progress on its potential as a therapeutic target, in hopes of providing new ideas and directions for future clinical treatment.

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InflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinPulmonary FibrosisAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLRP3 protein, humancellular signalinginhibitors of NLRP3 inflammasomeNLRP3 inflammasomepulmonary fibrosistherapeutic strategies

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PMID40391214
PMCPMC12086142

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