Dampening insulin signaling by an NLRP3 'meta-flammasome'.
Overview
abstract
The inflammasome has been linked to metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. Data now suggest that the crosstalk between the inflammasome and autophagy critically mediates cytoplasmic receptor NLRP3–dependent activation of the inflammasome by the saturated fatty acids contained in a high-fat diet.