IL18 and congenital rubella syndrome: The proteins expression of Cathepsin B, NLRP3, ASC, Cleaved caspase-1, GSDMD-N, IL-1β, and IL-18 were greatly increased in CRS and ALC + CRS groups compared with CON group (P < 0.01), while were significantly decreased in CRS + MT group compared with CRS and ALC + CRS groups (Fig. 6A–H, P < 0.05 and P < 0.01).