Pyroptosis and Its Role in SARS-CoV-2 Infection.
Cells
; 11(10)2022 05 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1903276
ABSTRACT
The pore-forming inflammatory cell death pathway, pyroptosis, was first described in the early 1990s and its role in health and disease has been intensively studied since. The effector molecule GSDMD is cleaved by activated caspases, mainly Caspase 1 or 11 (Caspase 4/5 in humans), downstream of inflammasome formation. In this review, we describe the molecular events related to GSDMD-mediated pore formation. Furthermore, we summarize the so far elucidated ways of SARS-CoV-2 induced NLRP3 inflammasome formation leading to pyroptosis, which strongly contributes to COVID-19 pathology. We also explore the potential of NLRP3 and GSDMD inhibitors as therapeutics to counter excessive inflammation.
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Pyroptosis
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COVID-19
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2022
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Article
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Cells11101717
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