Celastrol specifically inhibits the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome

Sci China Life Sci. 2018 Mar;61(3):355-357. doi: 10.1007/s11427-017-9048-8. Epub 2017 Jul 18.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Caspase 1 / metabolism
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Inflammasomes / drug effects*
  • Inflammasomes / metabolism
  • Interleukin-1beta / metabolism
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Macrophages / immunology
  • Mice
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein / metabolism
  • Pentacyclic Triterpenes
  • Triterpenes / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Inflammasomes
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
  • Nlrp3 protein, mouse
  • Pentacyclic Triterpenes
  • Triterpenes
  • Caspase 1
  • celastrol