Pro-inflammatory role of NLRP3 inflammasome in experimental sterile corneal inflammation

Abstract We evaluated the role of NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in sterile corneal inflammation caused by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or alkali burns in C57BL6 mice or NLRP3 KO (Nlrp3 −/− ) mice. Various molecules related to the NLRP3 inflammasome were upregulated in C57BL6...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Shimizu, Tohru Sakimoto, Satoru Yamagami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46116-9