NLRP3 inflammasome expression in lipopolysaccharide-induced otitis media.
Shin KariyaMitsuhiro OkanoPengfei ZhaoYukihide MaedaYuko KataokaTakaya HigakiYohei NodaSeiichiro MakiharaKazunori NishizakiPublished in: Acta oto-laryngologica (2019)
Lipopolysaccharide induces NLRP3 inflammasome components in the middle ear. The NLRP3 inflammasome may play an important role in the pathogenesis of otitis media. Modulation of inflammasome-mediated inflammation may be a novel therapeutic strategy for otitis media.