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Sushmita Jha

Researcher at Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur

Publications -  32
Citations -  2575

Sushmita Jha is an academic researcher from Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur. The author has contributed to research in topics: Inflammasome & Inflammation. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 28 publications receiving 2090 citations. Previous affiliations of Sushmita Jha include Indian Institutes of Technology & University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Fatty acid-induced NLRP3-ASC inflammasome activation interferes with insulin signaling

TL;DR: It is shown that the saturated fatty acid palmitate, but not unsaturated oleate, induces the activation of the NLRP3-ASC inflammasome, causing caspase-1, IL-1β and IL-18 production, which affects insulin sensitivity through tumor necrosis factor–independent and dependent pathways.
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NLR members NLRC4 and NLRP3 mediate sterile inflammasome activation in microglia and astrocytes.

TL;DR: It is revealed that lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), a molecule associated with neurodegeneration and demyelination, elicits NLRP3 and NLRC4 inflammasome activation in microglia and astrocytes, which are central players in neuroinflammation.
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Inflammasome-associated nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat proteins and inflammatory diseases.

TL;DR: The role of the inflammasome NLR proteins in innate immunity and inflammatory diseases is summarized and the possible utility of some of these NLRs as pharmacological targets is explored.
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Alzheimer's Disease: Role of Microglia.

TL;DR: This chapter explores the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in microglia in case of AD and how understanding microglial physiology and mitochondrial dysfunction will enable better therapeutic interventions.