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. 2021 Jan 29;22(3):1324. doi: 10.3390/ijms22031324

Table 2.

NLRP3 inflammasome targeting study of single compound in AD and PD.

Origin of Extraction Target Indication Cell or Animal Model Inducer Mode of Action and Target Signal Ref.
Baicalin AD SH-SY5Y cells
APP/PS1 mice
1–42
Transgenes
↓ Memory impairment, microglial activation, IL-18, iNOS, IL-1β, caspase-3, apoptosis, NLRP3, caspase-1, p-p65, p-IκB, TLR4 [51]
Flavocoxid AD 3xTg-AD mice Transgenes ↓ Aβ deposition, PGE-2, LTB-4, NLRP3, IL-1β, p-APP, presenilin-1, p-Tau, p-ERK 1/2, Bax
↑ Cognitive functions, Bcl-2,Bcl-xL
[33]
Dihydromyricetin AD BV-2 cells
APP/PS1 mice
1–42
Transgenes
↓ Aβ deposition, microglia activation, NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-1β, TNF-α, cognitive deficits
↑ Aβ clearance
[52]
Resveratrol AD Kunming mice 1-42 ↓ Learning and memory impairments, NF-κB, IL-1β, NLRP3
↑ SIRT1, AMPK, PGC-1α, neuronal integrity
[53]
Astaxanthin AD APP/PS1 mice Transgene ↓ β deposition, nicastrin, NO, p-tau, microglial activation, IL-1β, TNF-α, Bcl-2, caspase-9, caspase-3, NLRP3, ASC, caspase-1, IL-1β
↑ BACE, SOD, p-GSK3β,
[54,55]
Tenuigenin PD BV-2 cells
B6 mice
LPS
1-methyl-4-henyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine
↓ NLRP3, IL-1β, caspase-1, ROS
↑ Locomotor activity, dopamine, tyrosine hydroxylase
[55]