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Role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in cancer | Molecular Cancer | Full Text

Role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in cancer | Molecular Cancer | Full Text

Molecular Cancer

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Role of the NLRP3 inflammasome in cancer

Molecular Cancer201817:158
  • Received: 2 August 2018
  • Accepted: 27 September 2018
  • Published: 

Abstract

Inflammasomes are large intracellular multi-protein signalling complexes that are formed in the cytosolic compartment as an inflammatory immune response to endogenous danger signals. The formation of the inflammasome enables activation of an inflammatory protease caspase-1, pyroptosis initiation with the subsequent cleaving of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β and proIL-18 to produce active forms. The inflammasome complex consists of a Nod-like receptor (NLR), the adapter apoptosis-associated speck-like (ASC) protein, and Caspase-1. Dysregulation of NLRP3 inflammasome activation is involved tumor pathogenesis, although its role in cancer development and progression remains controversial due to the inconsistent findings described. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on the contribution of the NLRP3 inflammasome on potential cancer promotion and therapy.

Keywords

  • Nod-like receptor protein 3
  • Caspase-1
  • Interleukin-1β
  • Apoptosis-associated speck-like protein

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