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Reduced interleukin-18 secretion by human monocytic cells in response to infections with hyper-virulent Streptococcus pyogenes.

Lea A TölkenAntje D PaulikatLana H JachmannAlexander RederManuela Gesell SalazarLaura M Palma MedinaStephan MichalikUwe VölkerMattias SvenssonAnna Norrby-TeglundKatharina J HoffMichael LammersNikolai Siemens
Published in: Journal of biomedical science (2024)
Our data demonstrate that strains, which harbor covR/S mutations, interfere with IL-18 and IL-8 responses in monocytic cells by utilizing the caspase-8 axis. Future experiments aim to identify the underlying mechanism and consequences for NSTI patients.
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