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"Pyroptosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Type of programmed cell death associated with infection by intracellular pathogens. It is characterized by INFLAMMASOME formation; activation of CASPASE 1; and CYTOKINES mediated inflammation.

Descriptor ID	D000069292
MeSH Number(s)	G04.146.160.530
Concept/Terms	Pyroptosis Pyroptosis Pyroptoses Pyroptotic Cell Death Cell Death, Pyroptotic Cell Deaths, Pyroptotic Death, Pyroptotic Cell Deaths, Pyroptotic Cell Pyroptotic Cell Deaths Inflammatory Apoptosis Apoptoses, Inflammatory Apoptosis, Inflammatory Inflammatory Apoptoses Caspase-1 Dependent Cell Death Caspase 1 Dependent Cell Death

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Biological Sciences [G]
Cell Physiological Phenomena [G04]
Cell Death [G04.146]
Apoptosis [G04.146.160]
Pyroptosis [G04.146.160.530]

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Bar chart showing 21 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2019	1	2	3
2020	2	2	4
2021	4	3	7
2023	0	2	2
2024	1	3	4
2025	1	0	1

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Zhang B, Orning P, Lehman JW, Dinis A, Torres-Ulloa L, Elling R, Kelliher MA, Bertin J, Proulx MK, Goguen JD, Ryan L, Kandasamy RK, Espevik T, Pai AA, Fitzgerald KA, Lien E. Raver1 links Ripk1 RNA splicing to caspase-8-mediated pyroptotic cell death, inflammation, and pathogen resistance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Feb 18; 122(7):e2420802122.

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Ortega-Ribera M, Zhuang Y, Babuta M, Brezani V, Joshi RS, Zsengeller Z, Thevkar Nagesh P, Wang Y, Bronson R, Szabo G. A Novel Multi-organ Male Model of Alcohol-induced Acute-on-chronic Liver Failure Reveals NET-mediated Hepatocellular Death, Which is Prevented by RIPK3 Inhibition. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2025; 19(4):101446.

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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Kim K, Han J, Okin D, Jiang Z, Yang L, Subramaniam A, Means TK, Nestl? FO, Fitzgerald KA, Randolph GJ, Lesser CF, Kagan JC, Mathis D, Benoist C. A pan-family screen of nuclear receptors in immunocytes reveals ligand-dependent inflammasome control. Immunity. 2024 12 10; 57(12):2737-2754.e12.

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Jena KK, Mambu J, Boehmer D, Sposito B, Millet V, de Sousa Casal J, Muendlein HI, Spreafico R, Fenouil R, Spinelli L, Wurbel S, Riquier C, Galland F, Naquet P, Chasson L, Elkins M, Mitsialis V, Ketelut-Carneiro N, Bugda Gwilt K, Thiagarajah JR, Ruan HB, Lin Z, Lien E, Shao F, Chou J, Poltorak A, Ordovas-Montanes J, Fitzgerald KA, Snapper SB, Broggi A, Zanoni I. Type III interferons induce pyroptosis in gut epithelial cells and impair mucosal repair. Cell. 2024 Dec 26; 187(26):7533-7550.e23.

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Stine L, Humphries F. Gasdermin D palmitoylation: to cleave or not to cleave? Trends Immunol. 2024 Jun; 45(6):403-405.

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Orzalli MH. An orphan no more: Nur77 senses cytosolic LPS. Immunity. 2023 04 11; 56(4):742-744.

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Humphries F. Biochemical Methods for Assessing Gasdermin D Inactivation in Macrophages. Methods Mol Biol. 2023; 2641:125-133.

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Ketelut-Carneiro N, Fitzgerald KA. Apoptosis, Pyroptosis, and Necroptosis-Oh My! The Many Ways a Cell Can Die. J Mol Biol. 2022 02 28; 434(4):167378.

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de Carvalho Ribeiro M, Szabo G. Role of the Inflammasome in Liver Disease. Annu Rev Pathol. 2022 01 24; 17:345-365.

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Humphries F, Fitzgerald KA. Igniting the firestorm: The inflammasome in autoinflammatory syndromes. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 12; 148(6):1470-1472.

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