(De-) oiling inflammasomes

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Marty-Roix, Robyn Lynn
Lien, Egil
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
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Response or Comment
Publication Date
2013-06-27
Keywords
Animals
Carrier Proteins
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Docosahexaenoic Acids
Eicosapentaenoic Acid
Inflammasomes
Inflammation
Macrophages
Immunity
Macromolecular Substances

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2013.06.006
Abstract
Activation of inflammasome signaling can produce harmful inflammation. In this issue of Immunity, Yan et al. (2013) suggest that omega-3 fatty acids commonly found in marine oils can suppress activation of NLRP3 and NLRP1b inflammasomes.
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Marty-Roix R, Lien E. (De-) oiling inflammasomes. Immunity. 2013 Jun 27;38(6):1088-90. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.06.006.
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10.1016/j.immuni.2013.06.006
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/30152
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