NLRP3 and atherosclerosis: The primaryobjective of this work was to investigate the potential impact of NLRP3 on theperipheral Treg/Th17 balance through the investigation and analysis of thecorrelation between serum Treg/Th17 ratio and NLRP3 level, intending to identifynovel targets and a theoretical basis for atherosclerosis prevention andmanagement.