The Inflammasome

When you get a bacterial infection, the immune response needs to be very rapid. But it can take hours to sense a threat, and generating effector proteins in response takes time. Luckily, we all have large protein complexes called inflammasomes that can also initiate inflammation. What are these made of? What types exist? How do they function? Let’s get a closer look? Script by Stephanie Melchor Select images provided by Watch the whole Immunology playlist: General Chemistry Tutorials: Organic Chemistry Tutorials: Biochemistry Tutorials: Biology/Genetics Tutorials: Anatomy & Physiology Tutorials: Biopsychology Tutorials: Microbiology/Infectious Diseases Tutorials: History of Drugs Videos: EMAIL► ProfessorDaveExplains@ PATREON► Check out “Is This Wi-Fi Organic?“, my book on disarming pseudoscience! Amazon: Bookshop: Barnes and Noble: Book Depository: