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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Immunol Rev. 2017 May;277(1):61–75. doi: 10.1111/imr.12534

Table 4.

The role of caspase-1 and caspase-11 in response to fungal infection in mice.

Mouse Fungus Phenotype compared to wild-type mice
Casp1−/−Casp11−/− Aspergillus fumigatus Increased lung damage and hemorrhage, fungal dissemination, and reduced survival (36, 149).
Candida albicans Reduced survival and increased fungal burden in the kidneys, diminished TH1/TH17 responses (153155).
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Reduced survival, increased lung damage and hemorrhage, and fungal dissemination (156).
Casp1−/− (also known as Casp1Null) Aspergillus fumigatus Reduced survival (36).
Casp11−/− Aspergillus fumigatus Reduced survival (36).