Search results for "NLRP1"

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Rare NLRP12 variants associated with the NLRP12-autoinflammatory disorder phenotype: an Italian case series.

2013

AdultMaleHeredityAdolescentIntracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteinsautoinflammatory disorder phenotype NLRP12TRAPSMiddle AgedCryopyrin-Associated Periodic SyndromesPedigreePhenotypeTreatment OutcomeSettore MED/38 - PEDIATRIA GENERALE E SPECIALISTICAItalyMutationHumansFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseAdolescent; Adult; Child Preschool; Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Heredity; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Pedigree; Phenotype; Treatment Outcome; MutationChildPreschoolImmunosuppressive Agents
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Caspase-2 is an initiator caspase responsible for pore-forming toxin-mediated apoptosis

2012

Bacterial pathogens modulate host cell apoptosis to establish a successful infection. Pore-forming toxins (PFTs) secreted by pathogenic bacteria are major virulence factors and have been shown to induce various forms of cell death in infected cells. Here we demonstrate that the highly conserved caspase-2 is required for PFT-mediated apoptosis. Despite being the second mammalian caspase to be identified, the role of caspase-2 during apoptosis remains enigmatic. We show that caspase-2 functions as an initiator caspase during Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin- and Aeromonas aerolysin-mediated apoptosis in epithelial cells. Downregulation of caspase-2 leads to a strong inhibition of PFT-mediate…

Inhibitor of apoptosis domain0303 health sciencesProgrammed cell deathPore-forming toxinGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyNLRP1General Neuroscience030302 biochemistry & molecular biologyCaspase 2Molecular biologyGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology3. Good healthCell biology03 medical and health sciencesDownregulation and upregulationApoptosisbiology.proteinMolecular BiologyCaspase030304 developmental biologyThe EMBO Journal
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Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammasome in Ischemic Stroke Pathogenesis.

2022

Ischemic stroke (also called cerebral ischemia) is one of the leading causes of death and severe disability worldwide. NLR inflammasomes play a crucial role in sensing cell damage in response to a harmful stimuli and modulating the inflammatory response, promoting the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-18 and IL-1β following ischemic injury. Therefore, a neuroprotective effect is achieved by inhibiting the expression, assembly, and secretion of inflammasomes, thus limiting the extent of brain detriment and neurological sequelae. This review aims to illustrate the molecular characteristics, expression levels, and assembly of NLRP3 (nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like…

NLRC4Settore MED/09 - Medicina InternaNLRP2 inflammasomeDrug Discoveryischemic strokeNLRP1 inflammasomePharmaceutical ScienceMolecular Medicinetherapeutic strategiesNLRP3 inflammasomeneuroinflammationPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
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