Pneumolysin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome and promotes proinflammatory cytokines independently of TLR4.

Pneumolysin (PLY) is a key Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factor and potential candidate for inclusion in pneumococcal subunit vaccines. Dendritic cells (DC) play a key role in the initiation and instruction of adaptive immunity, but the effects of PLY on DC have not been widely investigated. En...

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Published in:	PLoS Pathogens
Main Authors:	Edel A McNeela, Aine Burke, Daniel R Neill, Cathy Baxter, Vitor E Fernandes, Daniela Ferreira, Sarah Smeaton, Rana El-Rachkidy, Rachel M McLoughlin, Andres Mori, Barry Moran, Katherine A Fitzgerald, Jurg Tschopp, Virginie Pétrilli, Peter W Andrew, Aras Kadioglu, Ed C Lavelle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1001191&type=printable

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