NLRP3 and rheumatoid arthritis: Signaling pathways of NF-kB and NLRP3 inflammasome and the downstream events, which are activated by ROS, regulate the synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines and their release, and thereby lead to bone resorption, inflammation of joints, and cartilage degeneration in animal models of arthritis and RA patients6,20–22.