Inflammasome Activation in Response to Intracellular Protozoan Parasites

Autor(es)

de Carvalho, Renan V. H. ^[1] ; Zamboni, Dario S. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Biol Celular & Mol & Bioagentes Patogen, Fac Med Ribeirao Preto, Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo de Revisão
• Fonte: Trends in Parasitology; v. 36, n. 5, p. 459-472, MAY 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Inflammasomes are cytosolic complexes that assemble in response to cellular stress or upon sensing microbial molecules, culminating in cytokine processing and an inflammatory form of cell death called pyroptosis. Inflammasomes are usually composed of a sensor molecule, an adaptor protein, and an inflammatory caspase, such as Caspase-1, which cleaves and activates multiple substrates, including Gasdermin-D, pro-IL-1 beta, and pro-IL-18. Ultimately, inflammasome activation promotes inflammation and restriction of the microbial infection. In recent years, many studies have addressed the role of inflammasomes during fungal, bacterial, viral, and parasitic diseases, revealing sophisticated aspects of the host-pathogen interaction. In this review, we summarize recent advances on inflammasome activation in response to intracellular parasites, including Leishmania spp., Plasmodium spp., Trypanosoma cruzi, and Toxoplasma gondii. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 13/08216-2 - CPDI - Centro de Pesquisa em Doenças Inflamatórias
• Beneficiário: Fernando de Queiroz Cunha
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs
• Processo FAPESP: 18/14398-0 - Centro Reino-Unido-Brasil para o Estudo da Leishmaniose (JCPiL)
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• Processo FAPESP: 14/04684-4 - O inflamassoma na resposta contra patógenos intracelulares e os mecanismos microbianos relacionados à evasão
• Beneficiário: Dario Simões Zamboni
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