title: The Dark Age(ing) of the Inflammasome.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Rosalind-Franklin Str. 12, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aden
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Rosalind-Franklin Str. 12, D-24105 Kiel, Germany. Electronic address: p.rosenstiel@mucosa.de.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rosenstiel
mesh_terms: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D006801:Humans; D058847:Inflammasomes; D051616:Neuronal Apoptosis-Inhibitory Protein
chemical_list: D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D002135:Calcium-Binding Proteins; D058847:Inflammasomes; D051616:Neuronal Apoptosis-Inhibitory Protein