[HTML][HTML] Structural mechanisms of NLRP3 inflammasome assembly and activation

J Fu, H Wu - Annual review of immunology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
As an important sensor in the innate immune system, NLRP3 detects exogenous pathogenic
invasions and endogenous cellular damage and responds by forming the NLRP3 …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis

MM Lamers, BL Haagmans - Nature reviews microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
caused a devastating pandemic. Although most people infected with SARS-CoV-2 develop …

[HTML][HTML] FcγR-mediated SARS-CoV-2 infection of monocytes activates inflammation

C Junqueira, Â Crespo, S Ranjbar, LB De Lacerda… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
SARS-CoV-2 can cause acute respiratory distress and death in some patients. Although
severe COVID-19 is linked to substantial inflammation, how SARS-CoV-2 triggers …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology

E Sefik, R Qu, C Junqueira, E Kaffe, H Mirza, J Zhao… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Severe COVID-19 is characterized by persistent lung inflammation, inflammatory cytokine
production, viral RNA and a sustained interferon (IFN) response, all of which are …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of gasdermin D pore-forming activity

P Devant, JC Kagan - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
The regulated disruption of the plasma membrane, which can promote cell death, cytokine
secretion or both is central to organismal health. The protein gasdermin D (GSDMD) is a key …

Dying cells fan the flames of inflammation

K Newton, VM Dixit, N Kayagaki - Science, 2021 - science.org
Inflammatory processes that recruit leukocytes to injured or infected tissues are crucial for
tissue repair and the elimination of pathogens. However, excessive or chronic inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] Caspase-1 and Gasdermin D afford the optimal targets with distinct switching strategies in NLRP1b inflammasome-induced cell death

X Li, P Zhang, Z Yin, F Xu, ZH Yang, J Jin, J Qu, Z Liu… - Research, 2022 - spj.science.org
Inflammasomes are essential complexes of innate immune system, which form the first line
of host defense against pathogens. Mounting evidence accumulates that inflammasome …

[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-1 and the NLRP3 inflammasome in COVID-19: Pathogenetic and therapeutic implications

N Potere, MG Del Buono, R Caricchio, PC Cremer… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
A hyperinflammatory response during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection crucially worsens clinical evolution of coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular manifestation of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents

S Mansanguan, P Charunwatthana… - Tropical medicine and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
TropicalMed | Free Full-Text | Cardiovascular Manifestation of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19
Vaccine in Adolescents Next Article in Journal Transmission Dynamics and Genomic …

[HTML][HTML] Immune mechanisms underlying COVID-19 pathology and post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC)

S Mohandas, P Jagannathan, TJ Henrich, ZA Sherif… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
With a global tally of more than 500 million cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections to date, there are growing concerns about the post …