ASC apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruitment domain ASK1 apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 BRB blood–retinal barrier CARD caspase activation and recruitment domain ceRNA competing endogenous RNA ceRNET competing endogenous RNA network Cx43 connexin43 DR diabetic retinopathy GSDM gasdermin GSDMD gasdermin D HRMECs human retinal microvascular endothelial cells lncRNA long non-coding RNA miRNA microRNA NEK7 NIMA-related kinase 7 NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain...