Streptococcus pneumoniae induces pyroptosis through the regulation of autophagy in murine microglia
Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for significant mortality and morbidity worldwide and causes invasive pneumococcal diseases including pneumococcal meningitis. Pyroptosis is caspase-1-dependent inflammatory cell death and is known to be induced by various microbial infections. In the present...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Impact Journals LLC
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4792549/ |