| Literature DB >> 26024799 |
Juan Pablo de Rivero Vaccari1, W Dalton Dietrich2, Robert W Keane3.
Abstract
Innate immunity is part of the early response of the body to deal with tissue damage and infections. Because of the early nature of the innate immune inflammatory response, this inflammatory reaction represents an attractive option as a therapeutic target. The inflammasome is a component of the innate immune response involved in the activation of caspase 1 and the processing of pro-interleukin 1β. In this article, we discuss the therapeutic potential of the inflammasome after central nervous system (CNS) injury and stroke, as well as the basic knowledge we have gained so far regarding inflammasome activation in the CNS. In addition, we discuss some of the therapies available or under investigation for the treatment of brain injury, spinal cord injury, and stroke.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26024799 PMCID: PMC4643411 DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2015.05.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Transl Res ISSN: 1878-1810 Impact factor: 7.012