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2014 ; 59
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NLR proteins and parasitic disease
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Clay GM
; Sutterwala FS
; Wilson ME
Immunol Res
2014[Aug]; 59
(1-3
): 142-52
PMID24989828
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Parasitic diseases are a serious global health concern. Many of the most common
and most severe parasitic diseases, including Chagas' disease, leishmaniasis, and
schistosomiasis, are also classified as neglected tropical diseases and are
comparatively less studied than infectious diseases prevalent in high income
nations. The NLRs (nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich-repeat-containing
proteins) are cytosolic proteins known to be involved in pathogen detection and
host response. The role of NLRs in the host response to parasitic infection is
just beginning to be understood. The NLR proteins NOD1 and NOD2 have been shown
to contribute to immune responses during Trypanosoma cruzi infection, Toxoplasma
gondii infection, and murine cerebral malaria. The NLRP3 inflammasome is
activated by T. cruzi and Leishmania amazonensis but also induces pathology
during infection with schistosomes or malaria. Both the NLRP1 and NLRP3
inflammasomes respond to T. gondii infection. The NLRs may play crucial roles in
human immune responses during parasitic infection, usually acting as innate
immune sensors and driving the inflammatory response against invading parasites.
However, this inflammatory response can either kill the invading parasite or be
responsible for destructive pathology. Therefore, understanding the role of the
NLR proteins will be critical to understanding the host defense against parasites
as well as the fine balance between homeostasis and parasitic disease.
|Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/*immunology
[MESH]
|Animals
[MESH]
|Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins/*immunology
[MESH]
|Carrier Proteins/*immunology
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Inflammasomes/*immunology
[MESH]
|NLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein
[MESH]