Caspase-11 Mediates Pyroptosis of Tubular Epithelial Cells and Septic Acute Kidney Injury
Background/Aims: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of sepsis and has a high morbidity and mortality rate. Caspase-11 induces pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death that plays a critical role in endotoxic shock, but its role in tubular epithelial cell death and whether it contr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2019-06-01
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Series: | Kidney & Blood Pressure Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/499685 |