Development of tissue inflammation accompanied by NLRP3 inflammasome activation in rabbits infected with Treponema pallidum strain Nichols.

Li-Rong LinYao XiaoWei LiuYu-Yan ChenXiao-Zhen ZhuZheng-Xiang GaoKun GaoMan-Li TongHui-Lin ZhangShu-Lian LiHui-Ling LinWen-Dong LiXian-Ming LiangYong LinLi-Li LiuTian-Ci Yang

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)

This study established a clear link between NLRP3 inflammasome activation and the development of tissue inflammation in rabbits infected with T. pallidum. BPG therapy imperceptibly adjusted syphilitic inflammation.

Keyphrases

nlrp inflammasome
oxidative stress