PMID- 23294928 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130820 LR - 20211203 IS - 1521-7035 (Electronic) IS - 1521-6616 (Linking) VI - 147 IP - 3 DP - 2013 Jun TI - Specific inflammasomes in complex diseases. PG - 223-8 LID - S1521-6616(12)00306-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.clim.2012.12.006 [doi] AB - Blocking the cytokines Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and Interleukin-18 (IL-18) benefits a diverse range of inflammatory pathologies. In each of these diseases, different cytoplasmic innate immune receptors nucleate individual protein complexes known as inflammasomes, to regulate the production of active IL-1beta or IL-18. This review will outline the complex diseases where these cytokines are pathogenic, and explain which inflammasome(s) may be responsible. For example, inflammasomes nucleated by NLRP3 and NLRP6 integrate signals from metabolic and commensal systems contributing to metabolic dysfunction and type 2 diabetes. On the other hand, NLRP1 and AIM2 are more broadly implicated in autoimmunity and allergy. Furthermore, each inflammasome has unique roles in pathogen recognition, which may determine the outcome of polymicrobial infection and link different infectious co-morbidities to chronic inflammatory disease. We can now imagine a time when targeted inflammasome inhibitors will be employed in the clinic, tailoring treatments to particular diseases, and perhaps individual patients. CI - Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Masters, Seth L AU - Masters SL AD - The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville 3052, Australia. masters@wehi.edu.au LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20121221 PL - United States TA - Clin Immunol JT - Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) JID - 100883537 RN - 0 (AIM2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing) RN - 0 (Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Inflammasomes) RN - 0 (Interleukin-18) RN - 0 (Interleukin-1beta) RN - 0 (Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins) RN - 0 (NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein) RN - 0 (NLR Proteins) RN - 0 (NLRP1 protein, human) RN - 0 (NLRP3 protein, human) RN - 0 (NLRP6 protein, human) RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) SB - IM MH - Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism MH - Alzheimer Disease/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/metabolism MH - Atherosclerosis/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - Carrier Proteins/*metabolism MH - DNA-Binding Proteins MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/immunology/metabolism MH - Gout/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Inflammasomes/*immunology MH - Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - Interleukin-18/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-1beta/*metabolism MH - Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/immunology/*metabolism MH - NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein MH - NLR Proteins MH - Neoplasms/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - Nuclear Proteins/genetics/immunology MH - Obesity/genetics/immunology/metabolism EDAT- 2013/01/09 06:00 MHDA- 2013/08/21 06:00 CRDT- 2013/01/09 06:00 PHST- 2012/10/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2012/12/09 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2012/12/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2013/01/09 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/01/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/08/21 06:00 [medline] AID - S1521-6616(12)00306-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.clim.2012.12.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Clin Immunol. 2013 Jun;147(3):223-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2012.12.006. Epub 2012 Dec 21.