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The inflammasome turns 15

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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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  1. VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research, VIB, Ghent, B-9052, Belgium

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  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University,

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  3. Department of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech, South San Francisco, 94080, California, USA

    Vishva M. Dixit

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