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Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) is a master pro-inflammatory cytokine and the primary product of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Unlike IL-6 and TNF-alpha (which are transcriptionally regulated by nf kappa b), IL-1β requires a two-step activation: (1) NF-kB-driven transcription of p…
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a host innate-immune signaling complex that connects cellular danger signals to caspase-1 activation. In the canonical pathway represented in WikiBiome's evidence vault, caspase-1 processes the inflammatory cytokines IL-1beta and IL-18 and clea…