NLRP3 and acute respiratory distress syndrome: Our study found that lncRNA NLRP3 sponges miR-138-5p to facilitate the NLRP3-triggered inflammatory response via the lncRNA NLRP3/miR-138-5p/NLRP3 ceRNET, and lncRNA NLRP3 and miR-138-5p provide new targets for the treatment of ALI.