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Functional studies on macrophages confirmed that clindamycin inhibits caspase-1 activity and thereby inflammasome activation, leading to a decrease in IL-1\u03b2, IL-18, and gasdermin D cleavage products as well as a reduction in pyroptotic cell death. 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