Inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome with MCC950 prevents chronic social isolation-induced depression-like behavior in male mice

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• ¹ Clinical Anatomy & Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001 Hengyang, Hunan, China.
• ² Clinical Anatomy & Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001 Hengyang, Hunan, China; Liuyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, 410300 Liuyang, Hunan, China.
• ³ Department of Pathology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001 Hengyang, Hunan, China.
• ⁴ Institute of Neuroscience, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001 Hengyang, Hunan, China.
• ⁵ Clinical Anatomy & Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001 Hengyang, Hunan, China; China Key Laboratory Of Brain Science Research & Transformation In Tropical Environment Of Hainan Province, Hainan Medical University, 571199 Haikou, China.
• ⁶ Department of Nursing, Yiyang Medical College, 413000 Yiyang, Hunan, China.
• ⁷ The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001 Hengyang, Hunan, China. Electronic address: zhxl20130623@163.com.
• ⁸ Clinical Anatomy & Reproductive Medicine Application Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, 421001 Hengyang, Hunan, China. Electronic address: marksman0@163.com.