NLRP3 and Obesity: Circulating levels of CXCL-10 and CCL-2, as well as IFN-γ mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) and protein levels in adipose tissue were significantly reduced in NLRP3-deficient mice, suggesting that the NLRP3 inflammasome plays a role in the macrophage-T cell interactions that are associated with sustained levels of chronic inflammation in obesity-induced metabolic diseases [281].