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Sensing pathogens and danger signals by the inflammasome

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Pedra, Joao HF, Cassel, Suzanne L, Sutterwala, Fayyaz S·2009·Current Opinion in Immunology

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The NLR (nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat containing) family of intracellular sensors is a crucial component of the innate immune system. A number of NLR family members can form multiprotein complexes, called inflammasomes, and are capable of activating the cysteine protease caspase-1 in response to a wide range of stimuli including both microbial and self-molecules. Caspase-1 activation leads to processing and secretion of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and IL-18, which play crucial roles in host defense to infectious insults. Dysregulation of the inflammasome has also been linked to a number of autoinflammatory and autoimmune disorders. Recent advances in the inflammasome field will be discussed in this review.

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Authors
Pedra, J. H., Cassel, S. L., & Sutterwala, F. S.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Riverside (US)
  • University of Iowa (US)
Corresponding author
  • Pedra, Joao HF
  • Sutterwala, Fayyaz S
Venue
Current Opinion in Immunology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-02
Volume
21
Issue
1
Pages
10-16
ISSN
0952-7915 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2171309698
Cited by
233
References
65
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (K01CK000101)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K08AI067736, K08AI065517)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › interferon and immune responses
Keywords
inflammasome, caspase-1 activation, IL-1β, IL-18, innate immunity, pathogen recognition, damage-associated molecular patterns, autoinflammatory disease, autoimmune disease, host defense
MeSH terms
NLR Proteins, Animals, Autoimmune Diseases, Bacterial Infections, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Immunity, Innate, Polymorphism, Genetic, Signal Transduction, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Caspase 1, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing, Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, CARD Signaling Adaptor Proteins, Interleukin-1beta, Host-Pathogen Interactions

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