Chemotherapeutic Agent Paclitaxel Mediates Priming of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation

Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic drug commonly used to treat different types of cancer. In addition to its antitumor effect, paclitaxel is also known to promote Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4-dependent inflammatory responses, which may lower its chemotherapeutic efficacy. However, it remains unclear whe...

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Main Authors: Seunghwan Son, Do-Wan Shim, Inhwa Hwang, Jong-Hwan Park, Je-Wook Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01108/full