Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospitals, Biomedical Centre, University of Bonn, Germany.
Trends Immunol. 2011 Aug;32(8):373-9. doi: 10.1016/j.it.2011.05.004. Epub 2011 Jul 4.
A strong link between inflammation and metabolism is becoming increasingly evident. A number of recent landmark studies have implicated the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, an interleukin-1β family cytokine-activating protein complex, in a variety of metabolic diseases including obesity, atherosclerosis and type 2 diabetes. Here, we review these new developments and discuss their implications for a better understanding of inflammation in metabolic disease, and the prospects of targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome for therapeutic intervention.
炎症和代谢之间的紧密联系正变得越来越明显。一些最近的重要研究表明,NLRP3 炎性小体(一种白细胞介素-1β家族细胞因子激活蛋白复合物)的激活与多种代谢疾病有关,包括肥胖、动脉粥样硬化和 2 型糖尿病。在这里,我们回顾这些新的发展,并讨论它们对更好地理解代谢性疾病中的炎症以及针对 NLRP3 炎性小体进行治疗干预的前景的影响。