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Protective role for caspase-11 during acute experimental murine colitis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Feb 2015
Oficjalska Katarzyna, Raverdeau Mathilde, Aviello Gabriella, Wade Siobhan C, Hickey Ana, Sheehan Katherine M, Corr Sinead C, Kay Elaine W, O'Neill Luke A, Mills Kingston H G, Creagh Emma M
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Activation of the noncanonical inflammasome, mediated by caspase-11, serves as an additional pathway for the production of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β and IL-18. Noncanonical inflammasome activity occurs during host defense against Gram-negative bacteria and in models of acute septic shock. We propose that the noncanonical inflammasome is activated in mice during acute intestinal inflammation elicited by...
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