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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-7
pubmed:abstractText
Inhalation of crystalline silica and asbestos is known to cause the progressive pulmonary fibrotic disorders silicosis and asbestosis, respectively. Although alveolar macrophages are believed to initiate these inflammatory responses, the mechanism by which this occurs has been unclear. Here we show that the inflammatory response and subsequent development of pulmonary fibrosis after inhalation of silica is dependent on the Nalp3 inflammasome. Stimulation of macrophages with silica results in the activation of caspase-1 in a Nalp3-dependent manner. Macrophages deficient in components of the Nalp3 inflammasome were incapable of secreting the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-18 in response to silica. Similarly, asbestos was capable of activating caspase-1 in a Nalp3-dependent manner. Activation of the Nalp3 inflammasome by silica required both an efflux of intracellular potassium and the generation of reactive oxygen species. This study demonstrates a key role for the Nalp3 inflammasome in the pathogenesis of pneumoconiosis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Asbestos, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CIAS1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Carrier Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Collagen, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytoskeletal Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-1beta, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-6, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipopolysaccharides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pycard protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Reactive Oxygen Species, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Silicon Dioxide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1091-6490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9035-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-10-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Potassium, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Silicon Dioxide, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Collagen, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Silicosis, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Reactive Oxygen Species, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Asbestos, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Administration, Inhalation, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Cytotoxicity, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Carrier Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Macrophages, Peritoneal, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Endocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Cytoskeletal Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18577586-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
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