Immune 20: In defense of death
May 29, 2019•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 20
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Episode description
The Immune trio explains how activation of the inflammasome by a bacterial protein causes blood clotting through a programmed cell death process called pyroptosis.
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Links for this episode- Inflammasome activation triggers blood clotting (Immunity)
- Rotavirus and Nlrp9b inflammasome (Nature)
- Societal Amnesia and vaccines by Cindy Leifer
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