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MeSH Heading: Pyroptosis
Tree Number(s): G04.146.954.035.530
Unique ID: D000069292
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000069292
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Caspase-1 Dependent Cell Death; Inflammatory Apoptosis; Pyroptotic Cell Death
Previous Indexing: Apoptosis (2005-2015)
See Also: Necrosis
Public MeSH Note: 2016
History Note: 2016
Date Established: 2016/01/01
Date of Entry: 2015/07/06
Revision Date: 2019/05/30

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M000605362
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Pyroptosis Preferred Term
Term UI T000879387
Date05/07/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Inflammatory Apoptosis
Term UI T000879389
Date05/07/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Pyroptotic Cell Death
Term UI T000880020
Date05/20/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016); Caspase-1 Dependent Cell Death
Term UI T000882574
Date06/26/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016)

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