Pyroptosis-induced inflammation and tissue damage

SO Vasudevan, B Behl, VA Rathinam - Seminars in immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyroptosis is a programmed necrotic cell death executed by gasdermins, a family of pore-
forming proteins. The cleavage of gasdermins by specific proteases enables their pore …

The gasdermin protein family: emerging roles in gastrointestinal health and disease

G Privitera, N Rana, A Armuzzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Since the identification and characterization of gasdermin (GSDM) D as the main effector of
inflammatory regulated cell death (or pyroptosis), literature on the GSDM family of pore …

Tuft cells are key mediators of interkingdom interactions at mucosal barrier surfaces

MS Strine, CB Wilen - PLoS Pathogens, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Although tuft cells were discovered over 60 years ago, their functions have long been
enigmatic, especially in human health. Nonetheless, tuft cells have recently emerged as key …

GSDME promotes MASLD by regulating pyroptosis, Drp1 citrullination-dependent mitochondrial dynamic, and energy balance in intestine and liver

JH Zhu, SX Ouyang, GY Zhang, Q Cao, R Xin… - Cell Death & …, 2024 - nature.com
Dysregulated metabolism, cell death, and inflammation contribute to the development of
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). Pyroptosis, a recently identified …

Intraepithelial mast cells drive gasdermin C-mediated type 2 immunity

L Yang, H He, XK Guo, J Wang, W Wang, D Li, S Liang… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
A specialized population of mast cells residing within epithelial layers, currently known as
intraepithelial mast cells (IEMCs), was originally observed over a century ago, yet their …

[HTML][HTML] The multifaceted roles of gasdermins in cancer biology and oncologic therapies

D Sarrió, J Martínez-Val, Á Molina-Crespo… - … Et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
The involvement of the Gasdermin (GSDM) protein family in cancer and other pathologies is
one of the hottest topics in biomedical research. There are six GSDMs in humans (GSDMA …

The role of caspase-8 in inflammatory signalling and pyroptotic cell death

J Pang, JE Vince - Seminars in Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
The programmed cell death machinery exhibits surprising flexibility, capable of crosstalk and
non-apoptotic roles. Much of this complexity arises from the diverse functions of caspase-8 …

Gasdermin D is the only Gasdermin that provides protection against acute Salmonella gut infection in mice

SA Fattinger, L Maurer, P Geiser… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Gasdermins (GSDMs) share a common functional domain structure and are best known for
their capacity to form membrane pores. These pores are hallmarks of a specific form of cell …

Epithelial STAT6 O-GlcNAcylation drives a concerted anti-helminth alarmin response dependent on tuft cell hyperplasia and Gasdermin C

M Zhao, K Ren, X Xiong, Y Xin, Y Zou, JC Maynard… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The epithelium is an integral component of mucosal barrier and host immunity. Following
helminth infection, the intestinal epithelial cells secrete" alarmin" cytokines, such as …

Spatially restricted immune and microbiota-driven adaptation of the gut

T Mayassi, C Li, Å Segerstolpe, EM Brown, R Weisberg… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The intestine is characterized by an environment in which host requirements for nutrient and
water absorption are consequently paired with the requirements to establish tolerance to the …