Structural mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation

J Fu, H Wu - Annual review of immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
As an important sensor in the innate immune system, NLRP3 detects exogenous pathogenic
invasions and endogenous cellular damage and responds by forming the NLRP3 …

Metabolic syndrome: updates on pathophysiology and management in 2021

G Fahed, L Aoun, M Bou Zerdan, S Allam… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) forms a cluster of metabolic dysregulations including insulin
resistance, atherogenic dyslipidemia, central obesity, and hypertension. The pathogenesis …

Peste des petits ruminants virus infection of small ruminants: a comprehensive review

N Kumar, S Maherchandani, SK Kashyap, SV Singh… - Viruses, 2014 - mdpi.com
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is caused by a Morbillivirus that belongs to the family
Paramyxoviridae. PPR is an acute, highly contagious and fatal disease primarily affecting …

Signaling pathways and targeted therapy for myocardial infarction

Q Zhang, L Wang, S Wang, H Cheng, L Xu… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Although the treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) has improved considerably, it is still a
worldwide disease with high morbidity and high mortality. Whilst there is still a long way to …

Vaccine adjuvants: mechanisms and platforms

T Zhao, Y Cai, Y Jiang, X He, Y Wei, Y Yu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Adjuvants are indispensable components of vaccines. Despite being widely used in
vaccines, their action mechanisms are not yet clear. With a greater understanding of the …

Toll-like receptor signaling and its role in cell-mediated immunity

T Duan, Y Du, C **ng, HY Wang, RF Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Innate immunity is the first defense system against invading pathogens. Toll-like receptors
(TLRs) are well-defined pattern recognition receptors responsible for pathogen recognition …

Signaling pathways involved in ischemic stroke: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic interventions

C Qin, S Yang, YH Chu, H Zhang, XW Pang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Ischemic stroke is caused primarily by an interruption in cerebral blood flow, which induces
severe neural injuries, and is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide …

Obesity, inflammation, and immune system in osteoarthritis

U Nedunchezhiyan, I Varughese, ARJ Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Obesity remains the most important risk factor for the incidence and progression of
osteoarthritis (OA). The leading cause of OA was believed to be overloading the joints due to …

Classic and exertional heatstroke

A Bouchama, B Abuyassin, C Lehe, O Laitano… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
In the past two decades, record-breaking heatwaves have caused an increasing number of
heat-related deaths, including heatstroke, globally. Heatstroke is a heat illness characterized …

Translational applications of hydrogels

S Correa, AK Grosskopf, H Lopez Hernandez… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Advances in hydrogel technology have unlocked unique and valuable capabilities that are
being applied to a diverse set of translational applications. Hydrogels perform functions …