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The cellular apoptotic pathways. Three apoptotic pathways are defined in the literature—intrinsic, extrinsic and perforin/granzyme-mediated apoptosis, which is unique to T-cell lymphocytes and natural killer cells. Each pathway has unique triggering conditions with all three converging on caspase-3 activation, after which the execution apoptotic pathway is common.
