Abstract

Innate immune responses are the host's first line of defense against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection, with pattern recognition receptors detecting viral specific pathogen-associated molecular patterns and initiating antiviral responses. In response to HIV-1 nucleic acids or proteins, some pattern recognition receptors have the ability to assemble a large multiprotein complex called the inflammasome, which triggers pro-inflammatory cytokine release and a form of lytic programmed cell death called pyroptosis. Here, we review our current understanding of the mechanism of the inflammasome in sensing HIV-1 infection. Furthermore, we discuss the contribution of inflammasome activation in HIV-1 pathogenesis as well as potential strategies of targeting inflammasome activation for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)248-252
Number of pages5
JournalMedicine (United States)
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2022

Keywords

  • CARD8 protein
  • HIV-1
  • Inflammasomes
  • Pyroptosis

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