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ReviewThe Journal of experimental medicine2019

Gasdermins and their role in immunity and inflammation.

Pontus Orning, Egil Lien, Katherine A Fitzgerald

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Review in The Journal of experimental medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 166 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
166citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

166 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 271 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Inflammasomes in respiratory diseases: from disease pathogenesis to drug development and use of multi-omics.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  12. Delayed disulfiram targeting GSDMD-NETs axis rescues sepsis by limiting bacterial spread and lung injury.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  13. Ionizing Radiation Induces Extracellular Trap Release from Macrophages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  15. Autophagy regulation of pyroptosis and ferroptosis: a new strategy for colorectal cancer treatment.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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  20. Stress Granules: Novel Regulators of Programmed Cell Death.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2026
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106 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Pontus OrningProgram in Innate Immunity, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-6177-6916
Egil LienProgram in Innate Immunity, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA.ORCID 0000-0002-8536-2419
Katherine A FitzgeraldProgram in Innate Immunity, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA kate.fitzgerald@umassmed.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3175-609X
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Gene Regulation in Innate ImmunityR37AI067497 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI FITZGERALD, KATHERINE A. · 2015 to 2024
$4.6M
Caspase-8 as a focal hub in effector-triggered immunityR01AI146855 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LIEN, EGIL · 2019 to 2023
$2.9M
Regulation of Type I Interferon Gene Expression in the Innate Immune ResponseR01AI067497 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI FITZGERALD, KATHERINE A. · 2006 to 2010
$2.0M
Bacterial inhibition of Pyrin inflammasome activationR21AI128547 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI LIEN, EGIL · 2017 to 2018
$461k
Regulation of Type I Interferon Gene Expression in the Innate Immune ResponseR56AI067497 · NIAID · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI FITZGERALD, KATHERINE A. · 2012 to 2012
$415k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI067497NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI146855NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI128547NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI067497NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI067497
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gasdermins are a family of pore-forming proteins recently implicated in the immune response. One of these proteins, gasdermin D (GSDMD), has been identified as the executioner of pyroptosis, an inflammatory form of lytic cell death that is induced upon formation of caspase-1-activating inflammasomes. The related proteins GSDME and GSDMA have also been implicated in autoimmune diseases and certain cancers. Most gasdermin proteins are believed to have pore-forming capabilities. The best-studied member, GSDMD, controls the release of the proinflammatory cytokines IL-1ß and IL-18 and pyroptotic cell death. Because of its potential as a driver of inflammation in septic shock and autoimmune diseases, GSDMD represents an attractive drug target. In this review, we discuss the gasdermin proteins with particular emphasis on GSDMD and its mechanism of action and biological significance.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesCaspase 1CytokinesGasderminsHumansImmunityInflammasomesInflammationIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsNeoplasmsPhosphate-Binding ProteinsPyroptosisCaspase 1CytokinesGasderminsGSDMD protein, humanInflammasomesIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsPhosphate-Binding Proteins

Identifiers

PMID31548300
PMCPMC6829603
OpenAlexW2976521573

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