Fungal pathogen recognition by the NLRP3 inflammasome

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The relationship between host and opportunistic pathogen is a tenuous one and an injudicious response to pathogen-associated molecular patterns may result in a hostile environment to potentially beneficial commensal organisms. Therefore, discrimination between pathogenic forms, causing cellular damage, and innocuous commensal forms of microbes is critical in maintaining homeostasis. The NLRP3 inflammasome has...

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