2014
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
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