International Journal of Molecular Sciences (May 2024)

The Role of Inflammasomes in Heart Failure

  • Panayotis K. Vlachakis,
  • Panagiotis Theofilis,
  • Ioannis Kachrimanidis,
  • Konstantinos Giannakopoulos,
  • Maria Drakopoulou,
  • Anastasios Apostolos,
  • Athanasios Kordalis,
  • Ioannis Leontsinis,
  • Konstantinos Tsioufis,
  • Dimitris Tousoulis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25105372
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 10
p. 5372

Abstract

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Heart failure (HF) poses a significant world health challenge due to the increase in the aging population and advancements in cardiac care. In the pathophysiology of HF, the inflammasome has been correlated with the development, progression, and complications of HF disease. Discovering biomarkers linked to inflammasomes enhances understanding of HF diagnosis and prognosis. Directing inflammasome signaling emerges as an innovative therapeutic strategy for managing HF. The present review aims to delve into this inflammatory cascade, understanding its role in the development of HF, its potential role as biomarker, as well as the prospects of modulating inflammasomes as a therapeutic approach for HF.

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