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ReviewMolecular biology reports2025

Role of inflammasomes in diabetes mellitus: mechanisms, complications, and therapeutic potential.

K L Milan, Bhatnagar Megha, K M Ramkumar

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. CD4Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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  8. Inulin andFrontiers in endocrinology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

K L MilanDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India.
Bhatnagar MeghaDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India.
K M RamkumarDepartment of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, 603 203, Tamil Nadu, India. ramkumak@srmist.edu.in.

Funding

Indian Council of Medical Research EMDR/SG/12/2024-02666
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by insulin resistance and hyperglycemia. Emerging evidence suggests that chronic inflammation is central to the development of diabetes and associated complications. Inflammasomes, multi-protein complexes, are key regulators of the innate immune response. The pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18) are released upon activation. This causes inflammation in DM. This review aims to explain the mechanisms leading to the activation of inflammasomes and the regulation of different inflammasome isoforms concerning DM and related complications such as cardiovascular disease, neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy. We will also explore the impact of metabolic factors like hyperglycemia and insulin resistance on activating inflammasomes. A better understanding of the interplay between different inflammasome isoforms and DM can help develop novel therapeutic strategies that target inflammasome pathways for preventing and treating complications associated with diabetes.

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Diabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusInflammasomesAnimalsHumansHyperglycemiaImmunity, InnateInflammationInsulin ResistanceInterleukin-18Interleukin-1betaInflammasomesInterleukin-18Interleukin-1betaDiabetes mellitusDiabetic complicationsInflammasomesInflammationTherapeutic target

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