2017
β-hydroxybutyrate deactivates neutrophil NLRP3 inflammasome to relieve gout flares
Goldberg E, Asher J, Molony R, Shaw A, Zeiss C, Wang C, Morozova-Roche L, Herzog R, Iwasaki A, Dixit V. β-hydroxybutyrate deactivates neutrophil NLRP3 inflammasome to relieve gout flares. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 206.18-206.18. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.206.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKetogenic dietGouty flaresNLRP3 inflammasomeSmall clinical trialsCurrent treatment strategiesMajor risk factorNLRP3-dependent ILAnti-inflammatory moleculesIL-1R antagonistAlternate metabolic fuelsGout flaresJoint destructionGout patientsIL-1βIntense painRisk factorsClinical trialsInflammatory neutrophilsTreatment strategiesImmune responseUrate crystalsBacterial infectionsNeutrophilsGoutNLRP3β-Hydroxybutyrate Deactivates Neutrophil NLRP3 Inflammasome to Relieve Gout Flares
Goldberg EL, Asher JL, Molony RD, Shaw AC, Zeiss CJ, Wang C, Morozova-Roche LA, Herzog RI, Iwasaki A, Dixit VD. β-Hydroxybutyrate Deactivates Neutrophil NLRP3 Inflammasome to Relieve Gout Flares. Cell Reports 2017, 18: 2077-2087. PMID: 28249154, PMCID: PMC5527297, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKetogenic dietGouty flaresΒ-hydroxybutyrateMajor risk factorAnti-inflammatory moleculesNLRP3-dependent mannerAlternate metabolic fuelsGout flaresJoint destructionIL-1βIntense painInterleukin-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeRisk factorsInflammatory neutrophilsBacterial infectionsNeutrophilsNLRP3Immune defenseGoutMetabolic fuelsBHBS100A9 fibrilsDietPain
2014
Innate immunity to influenza virus infection
Iwasaki A, Pillai PS. Innate immunity to influenza virus infection. Nature Reviews Immunology 2014, 14: 315-328. PMID: 24762827, PMCID: PMC4104278, DOI: 10.1038/nri3665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza virus infectionToll-like receptor 7T cell responsesVirus infectionInterferon-stimulated genesIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeViral challengeB cellsCell responsesHigh-dose viral challengeInfluenza virusAntiviral B cellsMultiple pattern recognition receptorsPlasmacytoid dendritic cellsAdaptive immune responsesInfected cellsRetinoic acid-inducible gene IAirway epithelial cellsAcid-inducible gene IPattern recognition receptorsInfluenza virus-infected cellsVirus-infected cellsAntiviral defense genesDendritic cells
2010
Influenza virus activates inflammasomes via its intracellular M2 ion channel
Ichinohe T, Pang IK, Iwasaki A. Influenza virus activates inflammasomes via its intracellular M2 ion channel. Nature Immunology 2010, 11: 404-410. PMID: 20383149, PMCID: PMC2857582, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedCytokinesDendritic CellsGenetic EngineeringGolgi ApparatusHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIon ChannelsMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMonensinNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinOncogene Proteins, ViralOrthomyxoviridaeOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPotassium ChlorideProtein TransportProtonsSequence DeletionToll-Like Receptor 7Viral Matrix ProteinsVirus Replication
2009
Inflammasomes in viral infection
Ichinohe T, Iwasaki A. Inflammasomes in viral infection. VIRUS - Beiträge Zur Sozialgeschichte Der Medizin 2009, 59: 13. PMID: 19927984, DOI: 10.2222/jsv.59.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNOD-like receptorsProinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1betaRole of inflammasomesInfluenza virus infectionCytokine interleukin-1betaInnate immune responseCaspase-1 activationIL-33IL-18NLRP3 inflammasomeVirus infectionImmune responseInterleukin-1betaAdaptive immunityInflammasome activationMicrobial motifsDamage-associated signalsViral infectionInflammasomeMultiprotein complexesAdaptor proteinInfectionCertain virusesCell deathIntracellular sensors