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A small-molecule inhibitor of the NLRP3 inflammasome for the treatment of inflammatory diseases

Rebecca C. Coll, Avril A. B. Robertson, Jae Jin Chae, Sarah Higgins, Raúl Muñoz-Planillo, Marco Inserra, Irina Vetter, Lara S. Dungan, Brian G. Monks, Andrea Stutz,

Nature Medicine · 2015 · 2.8K citations · 45 references

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Gout-associated uric acid crystals activate the NALP3 inflammasome

Fabio Martinon, Virginie Pétrilli, Annick Mayor et al. · Nature · 2006 · 5.2K 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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AIM2 recognizes cytosolic dsDNA and forms a caspase-1-activating inflammasome with ASC

Veit Hornung, Andrea Ablasser, Marie Charrel-Dennis et al. · Nature · 2009 · 2.6K citations · Full text

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Non-canonical inflammasome activation targets caspase-11

Nobuhiko Kayagaki, Søren Warming, Mohamed Lamkanfi et al. · Nature · 2011 · 2.5K citations

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