Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is a rare inherited autoinflammatory disorder characterized by systemic, cutaneous, musculoskeletal, and central nervous system inflammation. Gain-of-function mutations in NLRP3 in CAPS patients lead to activation of the cryopyrin inflammasome, resulting in the inappropriate release of inflammatory cytokines including IL-1β and CAPS-related inflammatory symptoms. Several mechanisms have been identified that are important for the normal regulation of the cryopyrin inflammasome in order to prevent uncontrolled inflammation. Investigators have taken advantage of some of these pathways to develop and apply novel targeted therapies, which have resulted in improved quality of life for patients with this orphan disease.
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Immunometabolism (Cobham)
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Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, USA.
The nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat, and pyrin domain containing-protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a multiprotein complex that plays a critical role in the innate immune response to both infections and sterile stressors. Dysregulated NLRP3 activation has been implicated in a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including cryopyrin-associated periodic fever syndromes, diabetes, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and cancer. Consequently, fine-tuning NLRP3 activity holds significant therapeutic potential.
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Molecular Inflammation Group, Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB), Murcia, Spain.
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