Auranofin prevents liver fibrosis by system Xc-mediated inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome
oleh: Hyun Young Kim, Young Jae Choi, Sang Kyum Kim, Hyunsung Kim, Dae Won Jun, Kyungrok Yoon, Nayoun Kim, Jungwook Hwang, Young-Mi Kim, Sung Chul Lim, Keon Wook Kang
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Using mouse models of liver fibrosis, Kim et al examined the mechanisms underlying the antifibrotic inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome by auranofin. They demonstrated that auranofin-induced inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome in bone marrow-derived macrophages and kupffer cells was mediated via inhibition of the cystine-glutamate antiporter, system Xc, which advances our understanding of the mechanism by which auranofin exerts its therapeutic effects.