Abstract
Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease starting with accumulation of lipids, lipoproteins, and immune cells in the arterial wall. Inflammation and the innate immune response are involved in the formation of early atherosclerotic lesion. A protein complex known as the inflammasome is stimulated to activate interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18, which are responsible for activation of inflammatory processes. Inflammasome-mediated processes are important in the process of atherosclerosis. The front of structure domains as well as IL-1, and IL-18 stands at the threshold of the adaptive immune response that accelerates full-blown atherosclerotic disease progression. This review is intended to provide new insights into the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and indicate new potential molecular targets for therapy of this disease.
Keywords: Inflammasome, atherosclerosis, atherosgenesis, autophagy, caspase.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Inflammasome and Atherogenesis
Volume: 20 Issue: 1
Author(s): Xinjie Lu and Vijay Kakkar
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Keywords: Inflammasome, atherosclerosis, atherosgenesis, autophagy, caspase.
Abstract: Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease starting with accumulation of lipids, lipoproteins, and immune cells in the arterial wall. Inflammation and the innate immune response are involved in the formation of early atherosclerotic lesion. A protein complex known as the inflammasome is stimulated to activate interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18, which are responsible for activation of inflammatory processes. Inflammasome-mediated processes are important in the process of atherosclerosis. The front of structure domains as well as IL-1, and IL-18 stands at the threshold of the adaptive immune response that accelerates full-blown atherosclerotic disease progression. This review is intended to provide new insights into the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and indicate new potential molecular targets for therapy of this disease.
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Lu Xinjie and Kakkar Vijay, Inflammasome and Atherogenesis, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2014; 20 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/13816128113199990586
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