Spontaneous NLRP3 inflammasome-driven IL-1-β secretion is induced in severe COVID-19 patients and responds to anakinra treatment
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ABSTRACT: SARS-CoV-2 infection may result in a severe pneumonia associated to elevation of blood inflammatory parameters, reminiscent of cytokine storm syndrome. Steroidal anti-inflammatory therapies have shown efficacy in reducing mortality in critically ill patients, however the mechanisms by which SARS-CoV2 virus trigger such an extensive inflammation remain unexplained. A pivotal cytokine driving inflammatory phenotypes is IL-1β, whose maturation and secretion is regulated by NLRP3 inflammasome. In the present report we provide a mechanistic explanation for the strong inflammatory manifestations associated to COVID-19 and further evidence that NLRP3 and IL-1β targeting could be an effective strategy in this disease.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE163317 | GEO | 2022/12/23
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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