The discovery of the inflammasome protein complex in 2002 was a breakthrough in our understanding of how the immune system triggers inflammation. Now researchers are attempting to modulate its activity to treat disease.
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Lamkanfi, M., Dixit, V. The inflammasome turns 15. Nature 548, 534–535 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/548534a
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