2013
Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies
Shin MS, Kang Y, Lee N, Wahl ER, Kim SH, Kang KS, Lazova R, Kang I. Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 190: 1407-1415. PMID: 23315075, PMCID: PMC3563755, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-1β productionIL-1βHuman monocytesReactive oxygen speciesOligomerization domain-like receptor family pyrinCell responsesProinflammatory cytokines IL-1βTh17 cell responseIL-17 productionAnti-dsDNA antibodiesSystemic lupus erythematosusInnate immune cellsAnti-dsDNA AbsPathogenesis of lupusCytokines IL-1βLupus pathogenesisLupus patientsFamily pyrinLupus erythematosusAutoimmune responseCutaneous lesionsImmune cellsT cellsNuclear AgsPathogenic hallmark
2012
U1-Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Human Monocytes
Shin MS, Kang Y, Lee N, Kim SH, Kang KS, Lazova R, Kang I. U1-Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Activates the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Human Monocytes. The Journal Of Immunology 2012, 188: 4769-4775. PMID: 22490866, PMCID: PMC3347773, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1103355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU1 snRNPNuclear ribonucleoproteinSystemic lupus erythematosusIL-1β productionU1 small nuclear RNAU1 small nuclear ribonucleoproteinSmall nuclear ribonucleoproteinCytosolic protein complexesLupus erythematosusAutoimmune diseasesProtein complexesMicrobial nucleic acidsNuclear RNAPre-mRNAHuman monocytesNOD-like receptor familyReactive oxygen speciesEndogenous DNAReceptor familyMolecular complexesOxygen speciesRibonucleoproteinTLR7/8 pathwayIL-1βNuclear molecules