[HTML][HTML] Role of pyroptosis in inflammation and cancer

X Wei, F Xie, X Zhou, Y Wu, H Yan, T Liu… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Pyroptosis is a form of programmed cell death mediated by gasdermin and is a product of
continuous cell expansion until the cytomembrane ruptures, resulting in the release of …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of Macrophages in Staphylococcus aureus Infection

GR Pidwill, JF Gibson, J Cole, SA Renshaw… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Staphylococcus aureus is a member of the human commensal microflora that exists,
apparently benignly, at multiple sites on the host. However, as an opportunist pathogen it …

NLRP3 inflammasome and inflammatory diseases

Z Wang, S Zhang, Y Xiao, W Zhang… - Oxidative medicine …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Almost all human diseases are strongly associated with inflammation, and a deep
understanding of the exact mechanism is helpful for treatment. The NLRP3 inflammasome …

Staphylococcus aureus Secreted Toxins and Extracellular Enzymes

K Tam, VJ Torres - Microbiology spectrum, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Staphylococcus aureus is a formidable pathogen capable of causing infections in different
sites of the body in a variety of vertebrate animals, including humans and livestock. A major …

Molecular mechanisms regulating NLRP3 inflammasome activation

EK Jo, JK Kim, DM Shin, C Sasakawa - Cellular & molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are multi-protein signaling complexes that trigger the activation of
inflammatory caspases and the maturation of interleukin-1β. Among various inflammasome …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the Role of Staphylococcus aureus in Inflammatory Diseases

H Chen, J Zhang, Y He, Z Lv, Z Liang, J Chen, P Li… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a very common Gram-positive bacterium, and S. aureus infections
play an extremely important role in a variety of diseases. This paper describes the types of …

[HTML][HTML] The era of thromboinflammation: platelets are dynamic sensors and effector cells during infectious diseases

L Guo, MT Rondina - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Platelets are anucleate cells produced by megakaryocytes. In recent years, a robust body of
literature supports the evolving role of platelets as key sentinel and effector cells in infectious …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasomes in the gastrointestinal tract: infection, cancer and gut microbiota homeostasis

SM Man - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology, 2018 - nature.com
Inflammasome signalling is an emerging pillar of innate immunity and has a central role in
the regulation of gastrointestinal health and disease. Activation of the inflammasome …

[HTML][HTML] Leukocidins: staphylococcal bi-component pore-forming toxins find their receptors

AN Spaan, JAG van Strijp, VJ Torres - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2017 - nature.com
Staphylococcus aureus is a major bacterial pathogen that causes disease worldwide. The
emergence of strains that are resistant to commonly used antibiotics and the failure of …

[HTML][HTML] The NLRP6 inflammasome recognizes lipoteichoic acid and regulates gram-positive pathogen infection

H Hara, SS Seregin, D Yang, K Fukase, M Chamaillard… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
The activator and composition of the NLRP6 inflammasome remain poorly understood. We
find that lipoteichoic acid (LTA), a molecule produced by Gram-positive bacteria, binds and …