Importance of NLRP3 Inflammasome in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

  • Shi Jinyun
    Center for Hypertension Care, Shanxi Medical University First Hospital
  • Guo Jia
    Center for Hypertension Care, Shanxi Medical University First Hospital
  • Li Zhidong
    Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University
  • Xu Baohui
    Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Miyata Masaaki
    School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University

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<p>Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a chronic inflammatory degenerative aortic disease, which particularly affects older people. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor family protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a multi-protein complex and mediates inflammatory responses by activating caspase 1 for processing premature interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18. In this review, we first summarize the principle of NLRP3 inflammasome activation and the functionally distinct classes of small molecule NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors. Next, we provide a comprehensive literature review on the expression of NLRP3 inflammasome effector mediators (IL-1β and IL-18) and components (caspase 1, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain (ASC) and NLRP3) in clinical and experimental AAAs. Finally, we discuss the influence of genetic deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of individual effector mediators and components of NLRP3 inflammasome on experimental AAAs. Accumulating clinical and experimental evidence suggests that NLRP3 inflammasome may be a promise therapeutic target for developing pharmacological strategies for clinical AAA management.</p>

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