ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2025
New Insights into the Pathogenesis of Experimental Cytomegalovirus Retinal Necrosis with an Emphasis on Inflammasomes and Pyroptosis.
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Pyroptosis is a programmed cell death pathway that initiates and sustains inflammation to protect the host against invading pathogens or stress. Activation of caspase-1-mediated canonical pyroptosis takes place via formation of multi-protein cytoplasmic immune signaling complexes known as inflammasomes. Because we have shown previously that the canonical pyroptosis pathway plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of experimental murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) retinal necrosis in mice with retrovirus-induced immunosuppression (MAIDS), we performed additional studies to determine whether this pathogenic involvement extends to inflammasomes as initiators of the canonical pyroptosis pathway. Initial studies demonstrated significant transcription of three different pyroptosis-associated inflammasomes, NLRP3, NLRP1b, and AIM2, within the ocular compartments of MCMV-infected eyes of MAIDS mice. Subsequent histopathologic findings revealed MCMV-infected eyes of groups of NLRP3
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