Pyroptosis in host defence against bacterial infection

• Main Authors: Dominik Brokatzky (Author), Serge Mostowy (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: The Company of Biologists, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pyroptosis, a regulated form of pro-inflammatory cell death, is characterised by cell lysis and by the release of cytokines, damage- and pathogen-associated molecular patterns. It plays an important role during bacterial infection, where it can promote an inflammatory response and eliminate the repl...