iNOS regulates activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome through the sGC/cGMP/PKG/TACE/TNF-α axis in response to cigarette smoke resulting in aortic endothelial pyroptosis and vascular dysfunction
Ke Liao, Dingyi Lv, Huilin Yu, Hong Chen, Suxin Luo
Topics & Concepts
PyroptosisEnosInflammasomeChemistryNitric oxide synthaseViability assayProinflammatory cytokinePharmacologyEndothelial dysfunctionNitric oxideInternal medicineMedicineInflammationApoptosisBiochemistryInflammasome and immune disordersHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon MonoxideInflammatory mediators and NSAID effects