Table 1 Brief summary of necroptosis induced by common pathogens described in this review.

From: Regulated necrosis, a proinflammatory cell death, potentially counteracts pathogenic infections

Pathogen

Research models

Identified virulence factors involved

Effects on host

References

MCMV

Cell lines: NIH3T3 fibroblasts, 3T3-SA, SVEC4-10, MEFs, BMDMs; WT and transgenic mouse models

vICA, vMIA, M36, M45

Protective

[71, 100]

Influenza virus

Cell lines: BMDMs. Fibroblasts; WT and transgenic mouse models

NS1

Protective, but detrimental at severe conditions.

[69, 119, 128]

Sendai virus

L929

Y1, Y2

Proposed protective

[137]

Salmonella

Macrophages; WT and transgenic mouse models

K45A, SPI-2, NleB?

Detrimental

[151, 152, 157]

Mycobacterium

Fibroblasts, granulomas

ND

Detrimental

[179, 183, 184]

Helicobacter

AZ-521

VacA

ND

[195]

Pathogenic E. coli

293 T cells, Hela cells

NleB

Protective

[61]

Klebsiella pneumoniae

THP-1 cell line, WT, and transgenic mouse

ND

ND

[208]

C. perfringens

Caco-2, Vero cells, human enterocyte-like T84 cell lines

Enterotoxin, β-toxin

ND

[211, 212]

Leishmania

Bone marrow-derived macrophages

ND

Protective

[214]

T. gondii

WT and transgenic mouse

ND

Proposed protective

[49, 217]