Activation of the inflammasome upon Francisella tularensis infection: Interplay of innate immune pathways and virulence factors

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2543-2551

  Henry, Thomas ^a   Monack, Denise M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL DEATH; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOSOL; DENDRITIC CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HOST CELL; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLAMMASOME; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PTOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TULAREMIA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 34848884287     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2007.01022.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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