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ReviewThe American journal of pathology2015

Novel roles for caspase-8 in IL-1β and inflammasome regulation.

Prajwal Gurung, Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

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Review in The American journal of pathology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers.

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108citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed, 169 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Prajwal GurungDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Thirumala-Devi KannegantiDepartment of Immunology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Electronic address: thirumala-devi.kanneganti@stjude.org.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · US

Funding

Role of NLR Inflammasomes in Autoinflammatory Diseases and Host DefenseR01AR056296 · NIAMS · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI KANNEGANTI, THIRUMALA-DEVI · 2008 to 2022
$5.9M
NLR signaling in colitis and colorectal tumorigenesisR01CA163507 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI KANNEGANTI, THIRUMALA-DEVI · 2012 to 2020
$3.5M
Inflammatory Caspases in Innate Immunity and InflammationR01AI101935 · NIAID · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI KANNEGANTI, THIRUMALA-DEVI · 2012 to 2016
$2.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA163507NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI101935NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR056296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Caspase-8 is an initiator and apical activator caspase that plays a central role in apoptosis. Caspase-8-deficient mice are embryonic lethal, which makes study of caspase-8 in primary immune cells difficult. Recent advances have rescued caspase-8-deficient mice by crossing them to mice deficient in receptor-interacting serine-threonine kinase 3 (RIPK3). These genetic tools have made it possible to study the role of caspase-8 in vivo and in primary immune cells. Several recent studies have identified novel roles for caspase-8 in modulating IL-1β and inflammation, showing that caspase-8 directly regulates IL-1β independent of inflammasomes or indirectly through the regulation of inflammasomes, depending on the stimulus or stimuli that initiate the signaling cascade. Here, we address recent findings on caspase-8 and its role in modulating IL-1β and inflammation.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoimmunityCaspase 8Endoplasmic Reticulum StressGene Expression RegulationHEK293 CellsHumansInflammasomesInflammationInterleukin-1betaMiceMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesSignal TransductionCASP8 protein, humanCasp8 protein, mouseCaspase 8InflammasomesInterleukin-1betaReceptor-Interacting Protein Serine-Threonine KinasesRipk3 protein, mouse

Identifiers

PMID25451151
PMCPMC4278239
OpenAlexW1976143672

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