Caspase‐1‐dependent mechanism mediating the harmful impacts of the quorum‐sensing molecule N‐(3‐oxo‐dodecanoyl)‐l‐homoserine lactone on the intestinal cells

N‐(3‐oxododecanoyl)‐ l ‐homoserine lactone (3‐oxo‐C12‐HSL), a quorum‐sensing (QS) molecule produced by Gram‐negative bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, adversly impacts host cells. Our previous study demonstrated that 3‐oxo‐C12‐HSL induced a decrease in cell viability via cell apoptosis and eventually disrupted mucin synthesis from LS174T goblet cells. However, the molecular mechanism underlying cell apoptosis and whether pyroptosis was...