Shi Wei Ru Xiang pill (SWR) is commonly utilized in Tibetan medicine as a therapeutic intervention for 'Huang-shui disease' and has been clinically validated as an effective treatment for acute gouty arthritis (AGA). Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms of action and the active components of S...
We screened a series of metabolites and found that L-Arg strongly inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome assembly in vitro. Mechanistically, L-Arg directly binds the D31 site of NLRP3, blocking NLRP3-ASC interaction and subsequent inflammasome assembly. This discovery establishes NLRP3 as a direct sensor fo...
The NLRP3 inflammasome is critical for host defense against bacterial infection and is involved in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases. The aggregation of its sensor protein NLRP3 is a pivotal checkpoint for inflammasome activation. Howev...