Luteoloside suppresses proliferation and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome.

The inflammasome is a multi-protein complex which when activated regulates caspase-1 activation and IL-1β secretion. Inflammasome activation is mediated by NLR proteins that respond to stimuli. Among NLRs, NLRP3 senses the widest array of stimuli. NLRP3 inflammasome plays an important role in the de...

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Main Authors: Shao-hua Fan, Yan-yan Wang, Jun Lu, Yuan-lin Zheng, Dong-mei Wu, Meng-qiu Li, Bin Hu, Zi-feng Zhang, Wei Cheng, Qun Shan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3935965?pdf=render