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. 2022 Aug 31;23(17):9914. doi: 10.3390/ijms23179914

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Proposed roles of the airway epithelial inflammasomes in asthmatics with viral infection compared to healthy airway epithelium. Asthmatic epithelial cells overactivate the inflammasome, leading to unwanted tissue damage and severe asthma exacerbation. PRR; pattern recognition receptor. PAR; protease-activated receptors.