2017
Inflammation: A Double-Edged Sword in the Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection
Lin CK, Kazmierczak BI. Inflammation: A Double-Edged Sword in the Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. Journal Of Innate Immunity 2017, 9: 250-261. PMID: 28222444, PMCID: PMC5469373, DOI: 10.1159/000455857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP. aeruginosa pulmonary infectionInnate immune recognitionPseudomonas aeruginosa infectionInflamed airwaysPulmonary infectionAcute infectionAdjunct therapyChronic infectionBarrier defenseAeruginosa infectionAnatomic sitesPathogen clearanceBacterial productsImmune recognitionInnate immunityInfectionHost outcomesResistant pathogensP. aeruginosa adaptationInflammationP. aeruginosaPathogen persistenceDouble-Edged SwordPseudomonas aeruginosaDefense mechanisms
2014
Mutation of NLRC4 causes a syndrome of enterocolitis and autoinflammation
Romberg N, Al Moussawi K, Nelson-Williams C, Stiegler AL, Loring E, Choi M, Overton J, Meffre E, Khokha MK, Huttner AJ, West B, Podoltsev NA, Boggon TJ, Kazmierczak BI, Lifton RP. Mutation of NLRC4 causes a syndrome of enterocolitis and autoinflammation. Nature Genetics 2014, 46: 1135-1139. PMID: 25217960, PMCID: PMC4177367, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3066.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Immune recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediated by the IPAF/NLRC4 inflammasome
Sutterwala FS, Mijares LA, Li L, Ogura Y, Kazmierczak BI, Flavell RA. Immune recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediated by the IPAF/NLRC4 inflammasome. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2007, 204: 3235-3245. PMID: 18070936, PMCID: PMC2150987, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20071239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune responseImmune responseP. aeruginosaCaspase-1Proinflammatory cytokine productionProinflammatory cytokines interleukinInfection of macrophagesCell deathHost cellsCapase-1Pseudomonas aeruginosaOpportunistic infectionsCytokine productionCytokines interleukinInflammatory responseImmune recognitionNLRC4 inflammasomeEffector moleculesType III secretion systemInfectionIPAFMacrophagesGram-negative bacteriumDeathAeruginosa