L S Tran, L Ying, K D'Costa, G Wray-McCann, G Kerr, L Le, C C Allison, J Ferrand, H Chaudhry, J Emery, A De Paoli, N Colon, S Creed, M Kaparakis-Liaskos, J Como, J K Dowling, P A Johanesen, T A Kufer, J S Pedersen, A Mansell, D J Philpott, K D Elgass, H E Abud, U Nachbur, B A Croker, S L Masters, R L Ferrero
The interleukin-1 family members, IL-1β and IL-18, are processed into their biologically active forms by multi-protein complexes, known as inflammasomes. Although the inflammasome pathways that mediate IL-1β processing in myeloid cells have been defined, those involved in IL-18 processing, particularly in non-myeloid cells, are still not well understood. Here we report that the host defence molecule NOD1 regulates IL-18 processing in mouse epithelial cells in response to the mucosal pathogen, Helicobacter pylori...
June 26, 2023: Nature Communications