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.