Advancing Roles and Therapeutic Potentials of Pyroptosis in Host Immune Defenses against Tuberculosis
Jiayi Yang,
Yuhe Ma,
Jiaqi Yu,
Yilin Liu,
Jiaojiao Xia,
Xinen Kong,
Xiaoying Jin,
Jiaxiang Li,
Siqi Lin,
Yongdui Ruan,
Fen Yang,
Jiang Pi
Affiliations
Jiayi Yang
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Yuhe Ma
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Jiaqi Yu
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Yilin Liu
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Jiaojiao Xia
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China
Xinen Kong
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Xiaoying Jin
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Jiaxiang Li
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Siqi Lin
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Yongdui Ruan
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Fen Yang
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Jiang Pi
Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, School of Medical Technology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
Tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection, remains a deadly global public health burden. The use of recommended drug combinations in clinic has seen an increasing prevalence of drug-resistant TB, adding to the impediments to global control of TB. Therefore, control of TB and drug-resistant TB has become one of the most pressing issues in global public health, which urges the exploration of potential therapeutic targets in TB and drug-resistant TB. Pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death characterized by cell swelling and rupture, release of cellular contents and inflammatory responses, has been found to promote pathogen clearance and adopt crucial roles in the control of bacterial infections. It has been demonstrated that Mtb can cause host cell pyroptosis, and these host cells, which are infected by Mtb, can kill Mtb accompanied by pyroptosis, while, at the same time, pyroptosis can also release intracellular Mtb, which may potentially worsen the infection by exacerbating the inflammation. Here, we describe the main pathways of pyroptosis during Mtb infection and summarize the identified effectors of Mtb that regulate pyroptosis to achieve immune evasion. Moreover, we also discuss the potentials of pyroptosis to serve as an anti-TB therapeutic target, with the aim of providing new ideas for the development of TB treatments.
