The results showed that the components of the NLRP3 inflammasome, including NLRP3, pro-caspase-1, pro-IL-1β, and pro-IL-18, were significantly increased in the lungs of mice with LPS-induced ALI (Figures 6(a)–6(g), P < 0.01). Here, NLRP3 is linked to acute respiratory distress syndrome.