Distinct Contributions of Interleukin-1α (IL-1α) and IL-1β to Innate Immune Recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Lung
Al Moussawi K, Kazmierczak BI. Distinct Contributions of Interleukin-1α (IL-1α) and IL-1β to Innate Immune Recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Lung. Infection And Immunity 2014, 82: 4204-4211. PMID: 25069982, PMCID: PMC4187872, DOI: 10.1128/iai.02218-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-1βIL-1αImmune responseCaspase-1Deficient miceExtracellular Toll-like receptorsNLRC4 inflammasomeStrong innate immune responseIL-1β signalRecruitment of neutrophilsToll-like receptorsInnate immune recognitionIL-1 receptorP. aeruginosa isolatesInnate immune responseP. aeruginosa infectionSite of infectionIL-1α secretionT3SS effectorsWild-type animalsNegative bacterial isolatesPseudomonas aeruginosaNeutrophilic responseAcute infectionNeutrophil recruitment