Cytosolic recognition of microbes and pathogens: inflammasomes in action

JA Hayward, A Mathur, C Ngo… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infection is a dynamic biological process underpinned by a complex interplay between the
pathogen and the host. Microbes from all domains of life, including bacteria, viruses, fungi …

The expanding role of NLR s in antiviral immunity

C Lupfer, TD Kanneganti - Immunological reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleotide oligomerization and binding domain (NOD)‐like receptors (NLR s) are a major
constituent of the cytosolic innate immune‐sensing machinery and participate in a wide …

NLRP3 inflammasome induces CD4+ T cell loss in chronically HIV-1–infected patients

C Zhang, JW Song, HH Huang, X Fan… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Chronic HIV-1 infection is generally characterized by progressive CD4+ T cell depletion due
to direct and bystander death that is closely associated with persistent HIV-1 replication and …

Rapid inflammasome activation in microglia contributes to brain disease in HIV/AIDS

JG Walsh, SN Reinke, MK Mamik, BA McKenzie… - Retrovirology, 2014 - Springer
Background Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infects and activates innate
immune cells in the brain resulting in inflammation and neuronal death with accompanying …

Inflammasome control of viral infection

C Lupfer, A Malik, TD Kanneganti - Current opinion in virology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Advances in ALR mediated inflammasome activation in response to viral
DNA.•Viral virulence factors that impair inflammasome activation.•Host regulation of …

Inflammasomes as mediators of inflammation in HIV-1 infection

AK Min, T Fortune, N Rodriguez, E Hedge… - Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is a chronic disease without a known
cure. The advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has enabled people with HIV …

Role of inflammasomes in HIV-1 infection and treatment

X Jin, R Zhou, Y Huang - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2022 - cell.com
Although combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) is effective in inhibiting human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) replication, it does not eradicate the virus because …

Inflammasome genetic variants are associated with tuberculosis, HIV-1 infection, and TB/HIV-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome outcomes

NBR de Sá, NCS de Souza, M Neira-Goulart… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Tuberculosis (TB) and AIDS are the leading causes of infectious diseases
death worldwide. Here, we investigated the relationship between from single nucleotide …

NLRP3 polymorphisms are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Han Chinese

MS Tan, JT Yu, T Jiang, XC Zhu, HF Wang… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
The innate immunity and inflammatory response plays an important role in AD
pathogenesis. Recently, a wealth of information linking the activation of NLRP3 …

Role of inflammasome genetics in susceptibility to HPV infection and cervical cancer development

A Pontillo, P Bricher, VNC Leal, S Lima… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Problem: Only a small proportion of HPV+ women develop virus‐associated lesions and
cervical cancer, suggesting that other factors are involved in HPV+ keratinocyte …