How does microglial cholesterol accumulation mechanistically prime NLRP3 inflammasome activation?

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Description

The domain expert identified microglial cholesterol-mediated neuroinflammation as high translational potential, but the specific molecular steps linking intracellular cholesterol to inflammasome priming remain undefined. This gap limits precision targeting of neuroinflammatory pathways.

Source: Debate session sess_SDA-2026-04-16-gap-debate-20260410-113104-a13caf2e_20260416-135601 (Analysis: SDA-2026-04-16-gap-debate-20260410-113104-a13caf2e)