Caspase-1 and interleukin-18 in children with post infectious bronchiolitis obliterans: a case-control study.

Tugba Sismanlar EyubogluAyşe Tana AslanTuğba Ramaslı GürsoySevgi PekcanMehmet KöseMelih HangülLatife Arzu AralVedat Bulut

Published in: European journal of pediatrics (2022)

• Inflammasome activation persists even years after acute infection and may play a role in fibrosis in PIBO. • Mediators other than IL-18 may be involved in these inflammatory pathway.

Keyphrases

cell death
young adults
oxidative stress
induced apoptosis
respiratory syncytial virus
endoplasmic reticulum stress