Maitotoxin Induces Biphasic Interleukin-1β Secretion and Membrane Blebbing in Murine Macrophages
Verhoef P, Kertesy S, Estacion M, Schilling W, Dubyak G. Maitotoxin Induces Biphasic Interleukin-1β Secretion and Membrane Blebbing in Murine Macrophages. Molecular Pharmacology 2004, 66: 909-920. PMID: 15385641, DOI: 10.1124/mol.66.4.909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMTX treatmentMIL-1betaIL-1betaCytolytic releaseProIL-1betaProinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1betaProinflammatory cytokine secretionCytokine interleukin-1betaMature IL-1betaMurine macrophagesInterleukin-1β secretionCytokine releaseInflammatory leukocytesCytokine secretionP2X7 receptorInterleukin-1betaInflammatory macrophagesExtracellular Ca2Extracellular glycineIntracellular Ca2Vivo responseMacrophagesCation channelsSecretionLytic phase