Measuring the inflammasome.

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serval:BIB_298D9957A9CC
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Measuring the inflammasome.
Journal
Methods in Molecular Biology
Author(s)
Gross O.
ISSN
1940-6029 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1064-3745
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Volume
844
Pages
199-222
Language
english
Abstract
Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes whose activity has been implicated in physiological and pathological inflammation. The hallmarks of inflammasome activation are the secretion of the mature forms of Caspase-1 and IL-1β from cells of the innate immune system. This protocol covers the methods required to study inflammasome activation using mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) as a model system. The protocol includes the generation and handling of BMDCs, the stimulation of BMDCs with established Nlrp3 inflammasome activators, and the measurement of activation by both ELISA and western blot. These methods can be useful for the study of potential inflammasome activators, and of the signaling pathways involved in inflammasome activation. General considerations are provided that may help in the design and optimization of modified methods for the study of other types of inflammasomes and in other cell types.
Keywords
Animals, Cell Culture Techniques, Cell Differentiation/immunology, Dendritic Cells/cytology, Dendritic Cells/immunology, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods, Immunity, Innate, Inflammasomes/metabolism, Inflammation/immunology, Inflammation/metabolism, Mice
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Web of science
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