The release of IL-1β from peritoneal macrophages upon LPS/ATP challenge(IC50 of 1.59 μM) dose dependently suppressed by YQ128 (0.3-100 μM; 30 mins).

YQ128 (oral; 20 mg/kg) shows delayed gastrointestinal absorption with a tmax and cmax of 12 h and 73 ng/mL, respectively. YQ128 exhibits extensive extravascular distribution with a large steady-state volume of distribution (Vdss) of 8.5 L/kg and rapid total clearance (CLtot) of 41 mL/min/kg. In C57BL/6 mice, YQ128 (10 mg/kg) has been shown to trigger IL-1β production in a NLRP3- dependent manner .