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NLRP3 inflammasome, including gout, type 2 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and atherosclerosis. The ketone β-Hydroxybutyrate has been shown to block NLRP3 activation, and thus may be of benefit for many of these diseases.
Deregulation of NALP3 has been connected with carcinogenesis. For example, all the components of the NALP3 inflammasome are downregulated or completely lost in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
NALP3 belongs to the NOD-like receptor (NLR) subfamily of PRRs and NALP3 together with the adaptor ASC protein PYCARD forms a caspase-1 activating complex known as the NALP3 inflammasome. NALP3 in the absence of activating signal is kept in an inactive state complexed with HSP90 and SGT1 in the cytoplasm. NALP3 inflammasome detects danger signals such as crystalline uric acid and extracellular ATP released by damaged cells. These signals release HSP90 and SGT1 from and recruit ASC protein and caspase-1 to the inflammasome complex. Caspase-1 within the activated NALP3 inflammasome complex in