Department of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, China.
Department of lmmunology, School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
Cell Death Dis. 2020 Sep 18;11(9):776. doi: 10.1038/s41419-020-02985-x.
Inflammasomes are a class of cytosolic protein complexes. They act as cytosolic innate immune signal receptors to sense pathogens and initiate inflammatory responses under physiological and pathological conditions. The NLR-family pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is the most characteristic multimeric protein complex. Its activation triggers the cleavage of pro-interleukin (IL)-1β and pro-IL-18, which are mediated by caspase-1, and secretes mature forms of these mediators from cells to promote the further inflammatory process and oxidative stress. Simultaneously, cells undergo pro-inflammatory programmed cell death, termed pyroptosis. The danger signals for activating NLRP3 inflammasome are very extensive, especially reactive oxygen species (ROS), which act as an intermediate trigger to activate NLRP3 inflammasome, exacerbating subsequent inflammatory cascades and cell damage. Vascular endothelium at the site of inflammation is actively involved in the regulation of inflammation progression with important implications for cardiovascular homeostasis as a dynamically adaptable interface. Endothelial dysfunction is a hallmark and predictor for cardiovascular ailments or adverse cardiovascular events, such as coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia. The loss of proper endothelial function may lead to tissue swelling, chronic inflammation, and the formation of thrombi. As such, elimination of endothelial cell inflammation or activation is of clinical relevance. In this review, we provided a comprehensive perspective on the pivotal role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in aggravating oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction and the possible underlying mechanisms. Furthermore, we highlighted the contribution of noncoding RNAs to NLRP3 inflammasome activation-associated endothelial dysfunction, and outlined potential clinical drugs targeting NLRP3 inflammasome involved in endothelial dysfunction. Collectively, this summary provides recent developments and perspectives on how NLRP3 inflammasome interferes with endothelial dysfunction and the potential research value of NLRP3 inflammasome as a potential mediator of endothelial dysfunction.
炎症小体是一类胞质蛋白复合物。它们作为胞质固有免疫信号受体,在生理和病理条件下感知病原体并引发炎症反应。NLR 家族包含pyrin 结构域蛋白 3(NLRP3)炎症小体是最具特征性的多聚体蛋白复合物。其激活触发了前白细胞介素(IL)-1β和前白细胞介素-18 的切割,这是由半胱天冬酶-1 介导的,并从细胞中分泌这些介质的成熟形式,以促进进一步的炎症过程和氧化应激。同时,细胞发生促炎程序性细胞死亡,称为细胞焦亡。激活 NLRP3 炎症小体的危险信号非常广泛,特别是活性氧(ROS),它作为激活 NLRP3 炎症小体的中间触发因素,加剧随后的炎症级联反应和细胞损伤。炎症部位的血管内皮细胞积极参与炎症进展的调节,作为一个动态适应的界面,对心血管稳态具有重要意义。内皮功能障碍是心血管疾病或不良心血管事件(如冠状动脉疾病、糖尿病、高血压和高胆固醇血症)的标志和预测因子。适当的内皮功能丧失可能导致组织肿胀、慢性炎症和血栓形成。因此,消除内皮细胞炎症或激活具有临床相关性。在这篇综述中,我们全面阐述了 NLRP3 炎症小体激活在加剧氧化应激和内皮功能障碍中的关键作用及其可能的潜在机制。此外,我们强调了非编码 RNA 对 NLRP3 炎症小体激活相关内皮功能障碍的贡献,并概述了针对参与内皮功能障碍的 NLRP3 炎症小体的潜在临床药物。总的来说,本综述提供了 NLRP3 炎症小体如何干扰内皮功能障碍的最新进展和观点,以及 NLRP3 炎症小体作为内皮功能障碍潜在介质的潜在研究价值。
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