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Inflammation is involved in the development of DEP. The cleavage and maturation of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1\u03b2 is regulated by the NLRP3 inflammasome. Obese and type 2 diabetic db\/db mice show anxiety- and depression-like behaviors and cognitive disorders associated with hippocampal inflammation. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in DEP. Results showed that expression levels of inflammasome components including NLRP3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein (ASC), and caspase-1, as well as IL-1\u03b2 in the hippocampus of diabetic db\/db mice were higher than those of non-diabetic db\/m mice. Treatment of db\/db mice with NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor MCC950 ameliorated anxiety- and depression-like behaviors as well as cognitive dysfunction, and reversed increased NLRP3, ASC, and IL-1\u03b2expression levels and caspase-1 activity in hippocampus. 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