<prompt> Caspases are involved inApoptosisPain pathwayCell necrosisPhagocytosis  <response>: Apoptosis results from the activation of enzymes called caspases so named because they are cysteine proteases that cleave proteins after aspaic residues. The activation of caspases depends on a finely tuned balance between production of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins. Two distinct pathways converge on caspase activation: the mitochondrial pathway and the death receptor pathway. Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th edition, page 19 