Oridonin is a covalent NLRP3 inhibitor with strong anti-inflammasome activity

The small molecule oridonin (Ori) from the traditional Chinese herb Rabdosia rubescens has anti-inflammatory activity. Here the authors show that Ori can be covalently linked to NLRP3 to prevent assembly of the NLRP3 inflammasome, and to ameliorate inflammation in several mouse disease models.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hongbin He, Hua Jiang, Yun Chen, Jin Ye, Aoli Wang, Chao Wang, Qingsong Liu, Gaolin Liang, Xianming Deng, Wei Jiang, Rongbin Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04947-6