Apoptosis, pyroptosis, and necroptosis—Oh my! The many ways a cell can die

N Ketelut-Carneiro, KA Fitzgerald - Journal of molecular biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cell death is an essential process in all living organisms and occurs through different
mechanisms. The three main types of programmed cell death are apoptosis, pyroptosis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasome activation and regulation: toward a better understanding of complex mechanisms

D Zheng, T Liwinski, E Elinav - Cell discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are cytoplasmic multiprotein complexes comprising a sensor protein,
inflammatory caspases, and in some but not all cases an adapter protein connecting the two …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the non-canonical inflammasome

KP Downs, H Nguyen, A Dorfleutner… - Molecular aspects of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Inflammasomes are large cytosolic multiprotein complexes assembled in response to
infection and cellular stress, and are crucial for the activation of inflammatory caspases and …

[HTML][HTML] Switching from apoptosis to pyroptosis: gasdermin-elicited inflammation and antitumor immunity

K Tsuchiya - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pyroptosis is a necrotic form of regulated cell death. Gasdermines (GSDMs) are a family of
intracellular proteins that execute pyroptosis. While GSDMs are expressed as inactive forms …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasomes in alveolar bone loss

Y Li, J Ling, Q Jiang - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bone remodeling is tightly controlled by osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and osteoblast-
mediated bone formation. Fine tuning of the osteoclast–osteoblast balance results in strict …

Inflammasome‐associated cell death: pyroptosis, apoptosis, and physiological implications

K Tsuchiya - Microbiology and immunology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammasomes are innate immune mechanisms that promote inflammation by activating the
protease caspase‐1. Active caspase‐1 induces pyroptosis, a necrotic form of regulated cell …

[HTML][HTML] Structure, activation and regulation of NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasomes

M Sharma, E de Alba - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The inflammasome is a three-component (sensor, adaptor, and effector) filamentous
signaling platform that shields from multiple pathogenic infections by stimulating the …

The lipid basis of cell death and autophagy

Z Lin, F Long, R Kang, DJ Klionsky, M Yang, D Tang - Autophagy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Triglycerides, phospholipids, and cholesterol are prominent lipid types that serve diverse
biological functions. These lipids act as vital structural components of cell membranes …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasomes: threat-assessment organelles of the innate immune system

CL Evavold, JC Kagan - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Inflammasomes are supramolecular organizing centers that operate to drive interleukin-1 (IL-
1)-dependent inflammation. Depending on context, inflammatory caspases act upstream or …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages as host, effector and immunoregulatory cells in leishmaniasis: Impact of tissue micro-environment and metabolism

C Bogdan - Cytokine: X, 2020 - Elsevier
Leishmania are protozoan parasites that predominantly reside in myeloid cells within their
mammalian hosts. Monocytes and macrophages play a central role in the pathogenesis of …