2020
Inflammasomes and Pyroptosis as Therapeutic Targets for COVID-19
Yap JKY, Moriyama M, Iwasaki A. Inflammasomes and Pyroptosis as Therapeutic Targets for COVID-19. The Journal Of Immunology 2020, 205: ji2000513. PMID: 32493814, PMCID: PMC7343621, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000513.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntiviral AgentsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentHumansImmunity, InnateInflammasomesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMacrophages, AlveolarPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPyroptosisSARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusSignal TransductionConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patientsSevere coronavirus disease 2019Coronavirus 2 infectionAvailable pharmaceutical agentsCoronavirus disease 2019Innate immune pathwaysClinical outcomesCoronavirus 2Inflammatory responseCellular pyroptosisDisease 2019Downstream cytokinesInflammasome activationInflammasome pathwayTherapeutic targetImmune pathwaysPromising targetPharmaceutical agentsCOVID-19PyroptosisPatientsCytokinesInflammasome
2010
Influenza virus activates inflammasomes via its intracellular M2 ion channel
Ichinohe T, Pang IK, Iwasaki A. Influenza virus activates inflammasomes via its intracellular M2 ion channel. Nature Immunology 2010, 11: 404-410. PMID: 20383149, PMCID: PMC2857582, DOI: 10.1038/ni.1861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedCytokinesDendritic CellsGenetic EngineeringGolgi ApparatusHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIon ChannelsMacrophagesMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMonensinNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinOncogene Proteins, ViralOrthomyxoviridaeOrthomyxoviridae InfectionsPotassium ChlorideProtein TransportProtonsSequence DeletionToll-Like Receptor 7Viral Matrix ProteinsVirus Replication
2009
Inflammasomes in viral infection
Ichinohe T, Iwasaki A. Inflammasomes in viral infection. Uirusu 2009, 59: 13. PMID: 19927984, DOI: 10.2222/jsv.59.13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNOD-like receptorsProinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1betaRole of inflammasomesInfluenza virus infectionCytokine interleukin-1betaInnate immune responseCaspase-1 activationIL-33IL-18NLRP3 inflammasomeVirus infectionImmune responseInterleukin-1betaAdaptive immunityInflammasome activationMicrobial motifsDamage-associated signalsViral infectionInflammasomeMultiprotein complexesAdaptor proteinInfectionCertain virusesCell deathIntracellular sensors