10,11-Dehydrocurvularin is a benzenediol lactone macrolide that suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome activation.
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10,11-Dehydrocurvularin is a 12-membered benzenediol lactone (BDL) macrolide produced by diverse fungal species as a secondary metabolite. It selectively inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation by interfering with the NEK7-NLRP3 interaction, resulting in reduced caspase-1 activation and diminished IL-1β secretion. The C=C double bond at positions 10,11 is essential for its inflammasome inhibitory activity. Beyond anti-inflammatory effects, 10,11-dehydrocurvularin exhibits cytotoxic and antitumor activities, making it a valuable scaffold for inflammasome biology and inflammation-related drug discovery.