The Inflammasomes

1. Molecular Definition of Inflammasomes
Virginie Pétrilli, Fabio Martinon

2. Pyroptosis: A Caspase-1-Dependent Programmed Cell Death and a Barrier to Infection
Katherine Labbé, Maya Saleh

3. Activation of the Inflammasome by Bacterial Pathogens
Tyler K. Ulland, Fayyaz S. Sutterwala

4. The Role of Inflammasomes in Viral Infection
Christopher R. Lupfer, Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti

5. Inflammasome Activation in Response to Eukaryotic Pathogens
Olaf Gross, Christina J. Thomas, Laura E. Layland

6. Inflammasome Activation by Pathogenic Crystals and Particles
Fabio Re

7. Inflammasome Activation by Danger Signals
Pablo Pelegrín

8. Toll-Like Receptors and Inflammasomes
Frank L. Veerdonk, Mihai G. Netea

9. Inflammasome in the Skin
Olivier Gaide

10. Cancer, Inflammasomes, and Adjuvanticity
Lionel Apetoh

11. Inflammasome and Lung Pathologies
Bernhard Ryffel, Dieudonnée Togbe, Isabelle Couillin

12. Mechanisms of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in CAPS Patients
Marco Gattorno, Anna Rubartelli

13. Activation and Regulation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
Juan-Carlos Hernandez, Cherilyn M. Sirois, Eicke Latz

14. Treatment of Inflammasome-Related Disorders
Helen J. Lachmann

Keywords: Biomedicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, Cytokines and Growth Factors, Enzymology