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. 2019 Apr 11;8(5):R91–R104. doi: 10.1530/EC-19-0114

Table 1.

Classification of caspases according to the point of entry into the apoptosis cascade.

Initiator caspases Executioner caspases Inflammatory caspases
Extrinsic pathway Intrinsic pathway
Caspase 8
Caspase 10
Caspase 2 ↑
Caspase 9 ↓
Caspase 3 ↓
Caspase 6
Caspase 7
Caspase 1
Caspase 4
Caspase 5
Caspase 12

↓ represents the caspases that are underexpressed in adult ACC, ↑ represents the overexpression caspases.