"Pyroptosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Type of programmed cell death associated with infection by intracellular pathogens. It is characterized by INFLAMMASOME formation; activation of CASPASE 1; and CYTOKINES mediated inflammation.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.146.160.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Pyroptosis- Pyroptosis
- Pyroptoses
- Pyroptotic Cell Death
- Cell Death, Pyroptotic
- Cell Deaths, Pyroptotic
- Death, Pyroptotic Cell
- Deaths, Pyroptotic Cell
- Pyroptotic Cell Deaths
- Inflammatory Apoptosis
- Apoptoses, Inflammatory
- Apoptosis, Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Apoptoses
- Caspase-1 Dependent Cell Death
- Caspase 1 Dependent Cell Death
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