https://www.selleckchem.com/products/Ispinesib-mesilate(SB-715992).html To induce its bioactivity, the IL-1β precursor is cleaved by caspase-1, whose activation is mediated by multiprotein complexes termed inflammasomes. Thus, IL-1β maturation and activity are strictly regulated by inflammasomes. This review highlights the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying IL-1 production and the related inflammasome activity. Inhibition of IL-1 production or the inflammasomes via their regulatory mechanisms may facilitate prevention or treatment of periodontal disease and other inflammatory diseases. Inhibition of IL-1 production or the inflammasomes via their regulatory mechanisms may facilitate prevention or treatment of periodontal disease and other inflammatory diseases. To estimate the levels of sCD14 in gingival crevicular fluid and serum under periodontally-healthy and diseased conditions. The subjects were divided into three groups of 15, each as follows healthy, gingivitis, and periodontitis. Periodontal parameters including Probing pocket depth, Clinical attachment level, Bleeding index, and Plaque index. Gingival crevicular fluid and serum samples were collected and analyzed for sCD14 levels using commercially-available ELISA kits. The mean concentration of sCD14 in GCF was significantly lower in the gingivitis (134.5±26.85ng/mL) and periodontitis (103.23±20.36ng/mL) groups than in the healthy group (172.77±46.33ng/mL); p<0.001. The mean serum concentration of sCD14 in the healthy group was 1528.13±387.37ng/mL, which was significantly less than that of the periodontitis group (2051.50±381.10ng/mL); p=0.011. The serum sCD14 levels in the periodontitis groups were significantly higher than those in the healthy controls. The levels of sCD14 in GCF were significantly lower in the gingivitis and periodontitis groups than in the healthy group. The serum sCD14 levels in the periodontitis groups were significantly higher than those in the healthy contr