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
2000
The Arginine Finger Domain of ExoT Contributes to Actin Cytoskeleton Disruption and Inhibition of Internalization ofPseudomonas aeruginosa by Epithelial Cells and Macrophages
Garrity-Ryan L, Kazmierczak B, Kowal R, Comolli J, Hauser A, Engel J. The Arginine Finger Domain of ExoT Contributes to Actin Cytoskeleton Disruption and Inhibition of Internalization ofPseudomonas aeruginosa by Epithelial Cells and Macrophages. Infection And Immunity 2000, 68: 7100-7113. PMID: 11083836, PMCID: PMC97821, DOI: 10.1128/iai.68.12.7100-7113.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cellsImportant nosocomial pathogenType III secretion systemHost cellsMacrophage-like cellsAcute pneumoniaMouse modelNosocomial pathogenOfPseudomonas aeruginosaType IIIJ774.1 macrophage-like cellsSecretion systemStrain PA103ExoTPseudomonas aeruginosaCellsCytoskeleton disruptionNegative regulatorPA103Reduced colonizationActin cytoskeleton disruptionPrevious studiesAeruginosaPneumoniaVirulence