نوع مقاله : مقاله مروری
نویسندگان
1 دانشجوی دکتری، گروه بیوتکنولوژی، دانشکدهی دامپزشکی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران
2 استادیار، گروه ایمونولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی، دانشکدهی دامپزشکی و پژوهشکدهی فناوری زیستی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران
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عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Inflammasomes are cytosolic receptors which can detect microbial pathogens and endogenous danger signals resulting from stress or cell damages. Inflammasome complexes are either formed in cytosol by NOD (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain)-like receptor (NLRs) family or the absent in melanoma 2 (Aim2) protein, a member of PYHIN (pyrin and HIN domain-containing protein) family. Inflammasome activation leads to the activation of caspase 1, which in turns leads to the maturation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this review, first the structural features and biological functions of different types of inflammasomes will be discussed and then we will focus on the molecular mechanisms of inflammasomes in several diseases pathogenesis. Understanding these mechanisms will provide us with valuable information underlying disease pathogenesis as well as development of new and effective therapeutic and preventive strategies to combat these disorders.