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    Spinal cord NLRP1 inflammasome contributes to dry skin induced chronic itch in mice

    Dry skin itch is one of the most common skin diseases and elderly people are believed to be particularly prone to it. The inflammasome has been suggested to play an important role in chronic inflammatory disor...

    Jun-Juan Fan, Bo Gao, Ao-Qi Song, Ya-**g Zhu, Jun Zhou in Journal of Neuroinflammation (2020)

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    Sinomenine exerts anticonvulsant profile and neuroprotective activity in pentylenetetrazole kindled rats: involvement of inhibition of NLRP1 inflammasome

    Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder and is not well controlled by available antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Inflammation is considered to be a critical factor in the pathophysiology of epilepsy. Sinomenine ...

    Bo Gao, Yu Wu, Yuan-Jian Yang, Wei-Zu Li, Kun Dong in Journal of Neuroinflammation (2018)

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    Biochanin A Protects Against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Damage of Dopaminergic Neurons Both In Vivo and In Vitro via Inhibition of Microglial Activation

    Neuroinflammation has been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Inhibition of microglia-mediated neuroinflammation might be a potential strategy for PD treatment. Biochanin ...

    Jun Wang, Wang-Yang Wu, Huan Huang, Wei-Zu Li, Han-Qing Chen in Neurotoxicity Research (2016)

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    Acid-sensing ion channel 1a contributes to the effect of extracellular acidosis on NLRP1 inflammasome activation in cortical neurons

    Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are cation channels which were activated by extracellular acidosis and involved in various physiological and pathological processes in the nervous system. Inflammasome is a ke...

    Yu-Chan Wang, Wei-Zu Li, Yu Wu, Yan-Yan Yin, Liu-Yi Dong in Journal of Neuroinflammation (2015)