NLRP3 and Hepatitis: Upon sensing noxious signals, NLRP3 recruits pro-caspase-1 and the adaptor molecule ASC (apoptotic specklike protein-containing CARD), resulting in activation of caspase-1 as well as secretion of IL-1β and interleukin-18 (IL-18), which play a critical role in promoting liver inflammation (19).