NLRP3 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: Many studies have shown that the NLRP3 inflammasome is involved in diseases such as type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, colitis, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis, as well as psychological disorders (Guarda et al., 2009; Duewell et al., 2010; Lamkanfi and Dixit, 2012; Heneka et al., 2013; Zhou et al., 2016).