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Oxidized Mitochondrial DNA Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome during Apoptosis

Kenichi Shimada, Timothy R. Crother, Justin N. Karlin, Jargalsaikhan Dagvadorj, Norika Chiba, Shuang Chen, V. Krishnan Ramanujan, Andrea J. Wolf, Laurent Vergnes, David M. Ojcius,

Immunity · 2012 · 2.2K citations · 34 references

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A role for mitochondria in NLRP3 inflammasome activation

Rongbin Zhou, Amir S. Yazdi, Philippe Menu et al. · Nature · 2010 · 5.4K citations

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Cryopyrin activates the inflammasome in response to toxins and ATP

Sanjeev Mariathasan, David S. Weiss, Kim Newton et al. · Nature · 2006 · 3K citations

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Silica crystals and aluminum salts activate the NALP3 inflammasome through phagosomal destabilization

Veit Hornung, Franz Bauernfeind, Annett Halle et al. · Nature Immunology · 2008 · 3K citations · Full text

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Autophagy proteins regulate innate immune responses by inhibiting the release of mitochondrial DNA mediated by the NALP3 inflammasome

Kiichi Nakahira, Jeffrey A. Haspel, Vijay Rathinam et al. · Nature Immunology · 2010 · 3K citations · Full text

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Decreased apoptosis in the brain and premature lethality in CPP32-deficient mice

Keisuke Kuida, Timothy S. Zheng, Songqing Na et al. · Nature · 1996 · 1.9K citations

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