β-hydroxybutyrate deactivates neutrophil NLRP3 inflammasome to relieve gout flares
Goldberg E, Asher J, Molony R, Shaw A, Zeiss C, Wang C, Morozova-Roche L, Herzog R, Iwasaki A, Dixit V. β-hydroxybutyrate deactivates neutrophil NLRP3 inflammasome to relieve gout flares. The Journal Of Immunology 2017, 198: 206.18-206.18. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.206.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKetogenic dietGouty flaresNLRP3 inflammasomeSmall clinical trialsCurrent treatment strategiesMajor risk factorNLRP3-dependent ILAnti-inflammatory moleculesIL-1R antagonistAlternate metabolic fuelsGout flaresJoint destructionGout patientsIL-1βIntense painRisk factorsClinical trialsInflammatory neutrophilsTreatment strategiesImmune responseUrate crystalsBacterial infectionsNeutrophilsGoutNLRP3