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Inflammasomes

The inflammasome is associated with inflammation, and its dysregulation results in a variety of diseases ranging from cancer to autoimmunity. Nature Immunology presents five specially commissioned pieces on the activation, regulation and function of the inflammasome.

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Editorial

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An inflammatory assemblage p320

Zoltan Fehevari

doi:10.1038/ni.2268


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Overview

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Inflammasomes: far beyond inflammation pp321 - 324

Jorge Henao-Mejia, Eran Elinav, Till Strowig & Richard A Flavell

doi:10.1038/ni.2257


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Reviews

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Sensing and reacting to microbes through the inflammasomes pp325 - 332

Luigi Franchi, Raul Muñoz-Planillo & Gabriel Núñez

doi:10.1038/ni.2231


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Regulation of inflammasome signaling pp333 - 342

Vijay A K Rathinam, Sivapriya Kailasan Vanaja & Katherine A Fitzgerald

doi:10.1038/ni.2237


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Inflammasomes in carcinogenesis and anticancer immune responses pp343 - 351

Laurence Zitvogel, Oliver Kepp, Lorenzo Galluzzi & Guido Kroemer

doi:10.1038/ni.2224