The role of Ca2+ in acid-sensing ion channel 1a-mediated chondrocyte pyroptosis in rat adjuvant arthritis
Wu X, Ren G, Zhou R, Ge J, Chen F. The role of Ca2+ in acid-sensing ion channel 1a-mediated chondrocyte pyroptosis in rat adjuvant arthritis. Laboratory Investigation 2018, 99: 499-513. PMID: 30487596, DOI: 10.1038/s41374-018-0135-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-sensitive ion channelsChondrocyte pyroptosisCaspase-1Rheumatoid arthritisIL-18Role of Ca2Autoimmune diseasesIL-1βAdjuvant arthritis rat modelExpression of ASIC1aMain pathogenic featureRat adjuvant arthritisJoints of ratsArthritis rat modelApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinProinflammatory cytokines interleukinExpression of COL2ASpeck-like proteinASIC-1asAdjuvant arthritisPoor prognosisCytokines interleukinNLRP3 inflammasomeAA ratsRat model