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Kenneth L. Rock

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolORCID 0000-0002-8149-3024Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Chunhui ZengiD· 1 shared Jiann‐Jyh LaiiD· 1 shared Jiyun ZhuiD· 1 shared Laura Alejandra Ariza OrellanoiD· 1 shared Matthew S. BogyoiD· 1 shared

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ImmunologyCommunications MedicinePeer-reviewedApr 17, 2026

A broad cathepsin inhibitor blocks crystal-stimulated inflammasome-dependent and -independent inflammation, and gout arthritis

Laura Alejandra Ariza Orellano, Chunhui Zeng, Jiyun Zhu…·Jiann‐Jyh Lai

This study shows that broad-spectrum cathepsin inhibitors block crystal-induced inflammation and gout arthritis by inhibiting both inflammasome-dependent and -independent pathways that generate IL-1β.

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