Lipopolysaccharide delivery systems in innate immunity
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a key component of the outer membrane in Gram-negative
bacteria (GNB), is widely recognized for its crucial role in mammalian innate immunity and …
bacteria (GNB), is widely recognized for its crucial role in mammalian innate immunity and …
[HTML][HTML] Harnessing Pyroptosis for Cancer Immunotherapy
CM Bourne, CY Taabazuing - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cancer immunotherapy is a novel pillar of cancer treatment that harnesses the immune
system to fight tumors and generally results in robust antitumor immunity. Although …
system to fight tumors and generally results in robust antitumor immunity. Although …
[HTML][HTML] Caspase-5: Structure, Pro-Inflammatory Activity and Evolution
L Eckhart, H Fischer - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Caspase-5 is a protease that induces inflammation in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS),
a component of the cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria. The expression level of the …
a component of the cell envelope of Gram-negative bacteria. The expression level of the …
Inflammasome-independent pyroptosis
X Liu, J Lieberman - Current Opinion in Immunology, 2024 - Elsevier
Gasdermins are membrane pore–forming proteins that cause pyroptosis, an inflammatory
cell death in which cells burst and release cytokines, chemokines, and other host alarm …
cell death in which cells burst and release cytokines, chemokines, and other host alarm …
Poking holes in the blood-brain barrier
X Ma, J Lieberman - Immunity, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is implicated in disrupting the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
In a recent issue of Nature, Wei et al. now show that LPS activates the inflammatory …
In a recent issue of Nature, Wei et al. now show that LPS activates the inflammatory …
Inflammatory caspase substrate specificities
Caspases are a family of cysteine proteases that act as molecular scissors to cleave
substrates and regulate biological processes such as programmed cell death and …
substrates and regulate biological processes such as programmed cell death and …