Mitochondria in health, disease, and aging

JS Harrington, SW Ryter, M Plataki… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Mitochondria are well known as organelles responsible for the maintenance of cellular
bioenergetics through the production of ATP. Although oxidative phosphorylation may be …

[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 …

A 360 view of the inflammasome: Mechanisms of activation, cell death, and diseases

KC Barnett, S Li, K Liang, JPY Ting - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Inflammasomes are critical sentinels of the innate immune system that respond to threats to
the host through recognition of distinct molecules, known as pathogen-or damage …

[HTML][HTML] Pyroptosis in inflammatory diseases and cancer

Z Rao, Y Zhu, P Yang, Z Chen, Y Xia, C Qiao, W Liu… - Theranostics, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pyroptosis is a lytic and inflammatory type of programmed cell death that is usually triggered
by inflammasomes and executed by gasdermin proteins. The main characteristics of …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial electron transport chain is necessary for NLRP3 inflammasome activation

LK Billingham, JS Stoolman, K Vasan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The NLRP3 inflammasome is linked to sterile and pathogen-dependent inflammation, and
its dysregulation underlies many chronic diseases. Mitochondria have been implicated as …

[HTML][HTML] Pyroptosis: mechanisms and diseases

P Yu, X Zhang, N Liu, L Tang, C Peng… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Currently, pyroptosis has received more and more attention because of its association with
innate immunity and disease. The research scope of pyroptosis has expanded with the …

AIM2 forms a complex with pyrin and ZBP1 to drive PANoptosis and host defence

SJ Lee, R Karki, Y Wang, LN Nguyen, RC Kalathur… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are important sentinels of innate immune defence, sensing pathogens and
inducing cell death in infected cells. There are several inflammasome sensors that each …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasome activation at the crux of severe COVID-19

SM Vora, J Lieberman, H Wu - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), results in life-threatening disease in a minority of patients, especially elderly …

[HTML][HTML] Pattern recognition receptors in health and diseases

D Li, M Wu - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) are a class of receptors that can directly recognize the
specific molecular structures on the surface of pathogens, apoptotic host cells, and damaged …

Chemical and biomolecular strategies for STING pathway activation in cancer immunotherapy

KM Garland, TL Sheehy, JT Wilson - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) cellular signaling pathway is a promising target
for cancer immunotherapy. Activation of the intracellular STING protein triggers the …