Anthrax lethal toxin activates the inflammasome in sensitive rat macrophages

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 398, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 785-789

  Newman, Zachary L ^a   Crown, Devorah ^a   Leppla, Stephen H ^a   Moayeri, Mahtab ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Caspase 1; Inflammasome; Lethal toxin; Nlrp1

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX TOXIN; BORTEZOMIB; CASPASE INHIBITOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; INFLAMMASOME; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA CONVERTING ENZYME; LACTACYSTIN; N (3 PROPYLCARBAMOYLOXIRANE 2 CARBONYL)ISOLEUCYLPROLINE; PROTEASOME; QUINIDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CASPASE 1; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGES; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX; RATS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; MURINAE; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 77955425957     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.07.039     Document Type: Article

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