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Critical role for the AIM2 inflammasome during acute CNS bacterial infection.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 May 2014
Hanamsagar Richa, Aldrich Amy, Kielian Tammy
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) is essential for eliciting protective immunity during the acute phase of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) infection in the central nervous system (CNS). We previously demonstrated that microglial IL-1β production in response to live S. aureus is mediated through the Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, including the adapter protein ASC (apoptosis-associated speck-like protein...
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