Adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) protects mice against bacterial infection by activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.

It has been established that Adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) can activate the NLRP3 inflammasome. However, the physiological effect of extracellular ATP on NLRP3 inflammasome activation has not yet been investigated. In the present study, we found that ATP was indeed released during bacterial i...

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Main Authors: Yang Xiang, Xuan Wang, Chao Yan, Qian Gao, Sheng-An Li, Jie Liu, Kaifeng Zhou, Xiaolong Guo, Wenhui Lee, Yun Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661663?pdf=render