Dendritic cell subsets in cancer immunity and tumor antigen sensing

A Del Prete, V Salvi, A Soriani, M Laffranchi… - Cellular & molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Dendritic cells (DCs) exhibit a specialized antigen-presenting function and play crucial roles
in both innate and adaptive immune responses. Due to their ability to cross-present tumor …

Advances in mechanism and regulation of PANoptosis: prospects in disease treatment

P Zhu, ZR Ke, JX Chen, SJ Li, TL Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
PANoptosis, a new research hotspot at the moment, is a cell death pattern in which
pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis all occur in the same cell population. In essence …

AIM2 forms a complex with pyrin and ZBP1 to drive PANoptosis and host defence

SJ Lee, R Karki, Y Wang, LN Nguyen, RC Kalathur… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Inflammasomes are important sentinels of innate immune defence, sensing pathogens and
inducing cell death in infected cells. There are several inflammasome sensors that each …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of viral infections by innate immunity

M Carty, C Guy, AG Bowie - Biochemical pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and inflammasomes are a key part of the anti-viral
innate immune system as they detect conserved viral pathogen-associated molecular …

The gasdermin family: emerging therapeutic targets in diseases

C Zhu, S Xu, R Jiang, Y Yu, J Bian, Z Zou - Signal Transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
The gasdermin (GSDM) family has garnered significant attention for its pivotal role in
immunity and disease as a key player in pyroptosis. This recently characterized class of pore …

Context-dependent functions of pattern recognition receptors in cancer

SM Man, BJ Jenkins - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
The immune system plays a critical role in sha** all facets of cancer, from the early
initiation stage through to metastatic disease and resistance to therapy. Our understanding …

Innate immune inflammatory cell death: PANoptosis and PANoptosomes in host defense and disease

W Chen, JM Gullett, RE Tweedell… - European journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Regulated cell death (RCD) triggered by innate immune activation is an important strategy
for host survival during pathogen invasion and perturbations of cellular homeostasis. There …

Perfluoroalkyl substance pollutants activate the innate immune system through the AIM2 inflammasome

LQ Wang, T Liu, S Yang, L Sun, ZY Zhao, LY Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used in various manufacturing processes.
Accumulation of these chemicals has adverse effects on human health, including …

AIM2 in health and disease: Inflammasome and beyond

P Kumari, AJ Russo, S Shivcharan… - Immunological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleic acid sensing is a critical mechanism by which the immune system monitors for
pathogen invasion. A set of germline‐encoded innate immune receptors detect microbial …

Neutrophil extracellular traps augmented alveolar macrophage pyroptosis via AIM2 inflammasome activation in LPS-induced ALI/ARDS

H Li, Y Li, C Song, Y Hu, M Dai, B Liu… - Journal of Inflammation …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Uncontrollable inflammation is a critical feature of gram-negative bacterial
pneumonia-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Both neutrophils and …