University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
(De-) oiling inflammasomes
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Publication Date
2013-06-27
Document Type
Response or Comment
Subjects
Animals; Carrier Proteins; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Docosahexaenoic Acids; Eicosapentaenoic Acid; Inflammasomes; Inflammation; Macrophages
Disciplines
Immunity
Abstract
Activation of inflammasome signaling can produce harmful inflammation. In this issue of Immunity, Yan et al. (2013) suggest that omega-3 fatty acids commonly found in marine oils can suppress activation of NLRP3 and NLRP1b inflammasomes.
DOI of Published Version
10.1016/j.immuni.2013.06.006
Source
Marty-Roix R, Lien E. (De-) oiling inflammasomes. Immunity. 2013 Jun 27;38(6):1088-90. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2013.06.006.
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Immunity
PubMed ID
23809158
Repository Citation
Marty-Roix, Robyn Lynn and Lien, Egil, "(De-) oiling inflammasomes" (2013). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 392.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/392