Caspase-1-dependent pore formation during pyroptosis leads to osmotic lysis of infected host macrophages

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1812-1825

  Fink, Susan L ^a   Cookson, Brad T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CYTOKINE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NUCLEASE; TRANSLOCON;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL DEATH; CELL SWELLING; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOLYSIS; DNA CLEAVAGE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INSERTION; HOST CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 1; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLYCINE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OSMOSIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 33749576792     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2006.00751.x     Document Type: Article

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