Also known as ICE (Interleukin-1 beta Convertase).
Caspases are a cysteine protease that speed up a chemical reaction via pointing their target substrates following an aspartic acid residue.1 They are grouped into apoptotic (caspase-2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10) and inflammatory (caspase-1, 4, 5, 11 and 12) mediated caspases.
Caspase-1 may have both tumorigenic or antitumorigenic effects on cancer development and progression, but it depends on the type of inflammasome, methodology, and cancer.
Caspase-1:
Role: Involved in inflammation and pyroptosis.
Cancers: Elevated in certain cancers, including colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer.
Prognosis: High levels may be associated with a more aggressive tumor phenotype.
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