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Inflammasomes and Leishmania: in good times or bad, in sickness or in health

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Autor(es):
Zamboni, Dario S. ; Sacks, David L.
Número total de Autores: 2
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Current Opinion in Microbiology; v. 52, p. 7-pg., 2019-12-01.
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The inflammasomes are multi-molecular platforms that are activated in host cell cytoplasm when the innate immune cells are infected with pathogens or exposed to damage signals. Many independent groups reported that Leishmania infection trigger activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages for restriction of intracellular parasite replication. Accordingly, Leishmania can dampen NLRP3 activation as an evasion strategy. In vivo, the NLRP3 inflammasome can promote parasite clearance, but the failure to eliminate parasites in the tissues together with sustained inflammasome activation can promote IL-1 p-mediated disease pathology. In this review, we discuss the recent data regarding activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in response to Leishmania and the beneficial and detrimental effects of the inflammasome during development of Leishmaniasis. (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: 14/04684-4 - O inflamassoma na resposta contra patógenos intracelulares e os mecanismos microbianos relacionados à evasão
Beneficiário:Dario Simões Zamboni
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático