Glibenclamide inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated IL-1β secretion in human trophoblasts

Infection-associated pregnancy complications cause premature delivery. Caspase-1 is involved in the maturation of interleukin (IL)-1β, which is activated by the NLRP3 inflammasome. To characterize the significance of the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in the placenta, the effects of activators and inhi...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Tamura, Gen Ishikawa, Mikihiro Yoshie, Wakana Ohneda, Akihito Nakai, Toshiyuki Takeshita, Eiichi Tachikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861317301640