Honokiol suppresses the aberrant interactions between renal resident macrophages and tubular epithelial cells in lupus nephritis through the NLRP3/IL-33/ST2 axis

Abstract Lupus nephritis (LN) is a type of immune-complex nephritis caused by systemic lupus erythematosus and is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity. Honokiol (HNK) has been found to have a therapeutic effect on LN, but its action mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we first demons...

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Main Authors: Qing Ma, Mengyang Xu, Xin Jing, Jiang Qiu, Shuo Huang, Honghao Yan, Lu Yin, Jiang Lou, Lisha Zhao, Yongsheng Fan, Ping Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2023-03-01
Series:Cell Death and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-023-05680-9