Volume 11, Issue 8 e492
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Pyroptosis, metabolism, and tumor immune microenvironment

Tiantian Du

Tiantian Du

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Jie Gao

Jie Gao

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Peilong Li

Peilong Li

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Yunshan Wang

Yunshan Wang

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Qiuchen Qi

Qiuchen Qi

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Xiaoyan Liu

Xiaoyan Liu

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Juan Li

Corresponding Author

Juan Li

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Lutao Du, Chuanxin Wang, and Juan Li, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 247 Beiyuan Street, Jinan 250033, Shandong, China.

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Chuanxin Wang

Corresponding Author

Chuanxin Wang

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Shandong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Tumor Marker Detection, Jinan, Shandong, China

Shandong Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center for Clinical Laboratory, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Lutao Du, Chuanxin Wang, and Juan Li, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 247 Beiyuan Street, Jinan 250033, Shandong, China.

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Lutao Du

Corresponding Author

Lutao Du

Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China

Shandong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Tumor Marker Detection, Jinan, Shandong, China

Shandong Provincial Clinical Medicine Research Center for Clinical Laboratory, Jinan, Shandong, China

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Lutao Du, Chuanxin Wang, and Juan Li, Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, 247 Beiyuan Street, Jinan 250033, Shandong, China.

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

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First published: 03 August 2021
Citations: 84

Abstract

In response to a wide range of stimulations, host cells activate pyroptosis, a kind of inflammatory cell death which is provoked by the cytosolic sensing of danger signals and pathogen infection. In manipulating the cleavage of gasdermins (GSDMs), researchers have found that GSDM proteins serve as the real executors and the deterministic players in fate decisions of pyroptotic cells. Whether inflammatory characteristics induced by pyroptosis could cause damage the host or improve immune activity is largely dependent on the context, timing, and response degree. Here, we systematically review current points involved in regulatory mechanisms and the multidimensional roles of pyroptosis in several metabolic diseases and the tumor microenvironment. Targeting pyroptosis may reveal potential therapeutic avenues.

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