Burkholderia pseudomallei triggers canonical inflammasome activation in a human primary macrophage-based infection model.

Most of the current knowledge on Burkholderia pseudomallei-induced inflammasome activation and cell death in macrophages is derived from murine systems. Little is known about the involved bacterial structures and mechanisms in primary human macrophages. This is of particular relevance since murine a...

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Main Authors: Sabine Lichtenegger, Julia Stiehler, Sabine Saiger, Andrea Zauner, Barbara Kleinhappl, Claudia Bernecker, Peter Schlenke, Gabriel E Wagner, Kathrin Krause, Magdalena Gastager, Ivo Steinmetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008840