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ReviewMolecular biology reports2025

Targeting cholesterol-driven pyroptosis: a promising strategy for the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis.

Yuehong Tang, Wenjuan Tong, Yujiao Peng, Shaowei Sun

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Yuehong TangInstitute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Wenjuan TongDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Yujiao PengInstitute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Shaowei SunInstitute of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China. sunshaowei2004@aliyun.com.

Funding

Health Research Project of Hunan Provincial Health Commission D202302067797Scientific Research Fund of Hunan Provincial Education Department No.23A0323
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Funding Pyroptosis is a type of programmed cell death (PCD) pathway distinguished by inflammation. It is activated by specific inflammasomes. Once activated, it causes the physical breakdown of the cell, along with the discharge of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-18 (IL-18). Abundant evidence has demonstrated the existence of pyroptotic cell death within atherosclerotic plaques, which has significance for the development of atherosclerosis (AS). As a result, pyroptosis has become a new and important topic in cardiovascular disease (CVD) research. Cholesterol, it is recognized to have a connection with inflammation, exerts a crucial function in the development process of AS, and has been linked to the initiation of pyroptosis. This review aims to briefly summarize the fundamental aspects of pyroptosis and the influence of cholesterol-related inflammation in AS. Additionally, this review will explore potential therapeutic approaches based on pyroptosis that could be utilized for the prevention and treatment of AS.

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AtherosclerosisCholesterolPyroptosisAnimalsHumansInflammasomesInflammationInterleukin-18Interleukin-1betaPlaque, AtheroscleroticCholesterolInflammasomesInterleukin-18Interleukin-1betaASCholesterol crystalsInflammationNLRP3Pyroptosis

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