Complement Membrane Attack Complexes Assemble NLRP3 Inflammasomes Triggering IL-1 Activation of IFN-γ–Primed Human Endothelium
Xie CB, Qin L, Li G, Fang C, Kirkiles-Smith NC, Tellides G, Pober JS, Jane-Wit D. Complement Membrane Attack Complexes Assemble NLRP3 Inflammasomes Triggering IL-1 Activation of IFN-γ–Primed Human Endothelium. Circulation Research 2019, 124: 1747-1759. PMID: 31170059, PMCID: PMC6557295, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.119.314845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane attack complexEndothelial cellsComplement membrane attack complexIL-1βNLRP3 inflammasomeEC immunogenicityComplement activationAntibody-mediated complement activationInflammasome assemblyComplement-mediated pathologiesRenal allograft biopsiesGraft endothelial cellsHuman coronary artery graftsLate allograft failureCoronary artery graftsT cell responsesImmune-mediated pathologyActivate endothelial cellsIL-1 receptorIL-1 synthesisIL-1β secretionNoncanonical NF-κB signalingNF-κB signalingAttack complexImmunodeficient mouse hosts