NOMID mice phenocopy several features of the human disease as they develop severe systemic inflammation driven by IL-1β and IL-18 overproduction associated with damage to multiple organs, including spleen, skin, liver, and skeleton.
Herein, we provide evidence that inflammation in the CINCA syndrome is characterized by enhanced interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and IL-18 release upon stimulation of blood cells and show that this release is caspase 1 dependent.