(−)-Epicatechin ameliorates cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation via inhibiting ROS/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in rats with COPD
Xue Tian, Yishu Xue, Guogang Xie, Yan Zhou, Hui Xiao, Fengming Ding, Min Zhang
Topics & Concepts
InflammasomeCOPDInflammationPyroptosisGene knockdownReactive oxygen speciesPharmacologyChemistryOxidative stressLactate dehydrogenaseUbiquitinMedicineImmunologyApoptosisBiochemistryEnzymeInternal medicineGeneInflammasome and immune disordersChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide