“…DAMP signaling then leads to the activation of caspase 1, which in turn cleaves pro-IL-1 into active IL-1β (Walsh et al, 2014a). Upon activation by IL-1β, astrocytes can release large amounts of innate immune inflammatory mediators including several complement cascade proteins; cytokines including tumor necrosis factor (TNF), IL-1β, IL-6; and chemokines with CC (cysteine-cysteine) and CXC (cysteine-other amino acids-cysteine) motifs including CCL2, CXCL1, CXCL10, and CXCL12 (Bezzi et al, 2001;Fischer et al, 2014;Johnstone et al, 1999;Marz et al, 1999;Olmos and Llado, 2014;Santello and Volterra, 2012;Takahashi et al, 2003a;Torres-Platas et al, 2014b;Xie et al, 2003). This state is also associated with impaired glutamate clearance and oxidative stress, both of which contribute to excitotoxicity Tilleux and Hermans, 2007;Zou and Crews, 2005).…”