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Activation and Measurement of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activity Using IL-1β in Human Monocyte-derived Dendritic Cells
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Exercise-Induced Exerkines: Multi-Nodal Suppression of the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Translational Potential

Huaiming Wang1, Zongqiang Jin1, Shijing Di2

  • 1School of Sports Training, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China.

Medicinal Research Reviews
|May 26, 2026
PubMed

Insights

Regular moderate exercise suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome activation, a key driver of non-communicable diseases. Exercise-released factors offer multi-nodal suppression unmatched by single drugs.

Area of Science:

  • Exercise Science
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Chronic low-grade inflammation via NLRP3 inflammasome activation is central to non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
  • Current single-target drugs for NLRP3 inhibition show limited efficacy and durability.
  • Exercise offers broad, multi-system protection through diverse signaling molecules called exerkines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review evidence on how exercise-derived factors modulate the NLRP3 inflammasome.
  • To explore the multi-nodal suppression mechanisms of chronic moderate-intensity exercise on NLRP3.
  • To propose a precision exercise medicine framework for managing NLRP3-driven metaflammation.

Main Methods:

  • Narrative review of preclinical and human studies.
  • Synthesis of evidence on exercise-released myokines, hepatokines, adipokines, metabolites, microbiota factors, and extracellular vesicle RNAs.
  • Analysis of molecular and cellular mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome regulation by exercise.

Main Results:

  • Exercise-released factors (e.g., irisin, FGF21, lactate, SCFAs, non-coding RNAs) target multiple NLRP3 inflammasome nodes.
  • Chronic moderate-intensity exercise (150-300 min/wk) induces profound NLRP3 suppression.
  • Mechanisms include NF-κB attenuation, mitochondrial protection, direct NLRP3/ASC interference, and enhanced autophagy.

Conclusions:

  • Exercise-induced multi-nodal NLRP3 suppression offers a systems-level approach superior to single-target pharmacology.
  • A precision exercise medicine framework integrating exerkine, genetic, and microbiome data can personalize interventions.
  • Future strategies may combine exercise mimetics, RNA therapeutics, and synergistic pharmacology for NLRP3-driven metaflammation.
Keywords:
NLRP3 inflammasomeexercise intensity paradoxexerkinesmetaflammationnon‐communicable diseasesprecision medicine

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