The Dark Age(ing) of the Inflammasome.

Authors:
Konrad Aden, Philip Rosenstiel
Year of publication:
2017
Volume:
46
Issue:
2
Issn:
1074-7613
Journal title abbreviated:
IMMUNITY
Journal title long:
Immunity (Cambridge, Mass.)
Impact factor:
43.474
Abstract:
Mechanisms that contribute to healthy aging remain obscure. In a recent issue of Nature Medicine, Furman et al. (2017) describe that dietary caffeine inhibits the NLRC4 inflammasome, which is associated with disease-free aging.