The NLRP3-inflammasome-caspase-1 pathway is upregulated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and acute exacerbations and is inducible by apoptotic A549 cells

B. Seeliger (Hannover, Germany), B. Jäger (Hannover, Germany), O. Terwolbeck (Hannover, Germany), T. Welte (Hannover, Germany), C. Bode (Bonn, Germany), A. Prasse (Hannover, Germany)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Cellular and molecular involvement in lung injury and repair
Session: Cellular and molecular involvement in lung injury and repair
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2697

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