CELL DEATH AS PART OF INNATE IMMUNITY
As was described above, cell death is a dynamic phenomenon with specific
purposes that is involved in a variety of biological functions. All
forms of PCD represent biochemically controlled events with specific
cellular functions, which are activated or downregulated depending on
the physiological context. They can be also manipulated by
pharmacological interventions, representing interesting targets to
modulate different pathological conditions. The role of the main cell
death modalities in particular biological functions, with special focus
in innate immunity is discussed in this section.