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Immunobiology ; 223(12): 834-838, 2018 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30197196

ABSTRACT

Fasciolosis is a zoonotic disease of increasing importance due to its worldwide distribution and elevated economic losses. Previously, we demonstrated that Fasciola hepatica excretory-secretory products (FhESP) induce immunomodulatory effects on peritoneal macrophages in a Dectin-1 dependent manner. In this study, we observed that peritoneal macrophages from naive BALB/c mice stimulated in vitro with FhESP presented increased expression levels of phosphorylated extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK), and this effect was dependent on Syk, protein kinase C (PKC) and Dectin-1. In this sense, we observed increased levels of arginase activity, IL-10 and TGF-ß in macrophages stimulated with FhESP, which were dependent on PKC and ERK. Furthermore, we observed that the increased arginase activity, as well as in TGF-ß and IL-10 levels, was partially dependent on IL-10 receptor signaling in macrophages that were pre-incubated with anti-IL10R before being stimulated with FhESP. Taken together, these results suggest the participation of Dectin-1 and Syk in FhESP interaction with peritoneal macrophages and the possible role of ERK and IL-10 in downstream signaling pathways involved in the immunomodulatory effects induced by Fasciola hepatica products.


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Fasciola hepatica/immunology , Fascioliasis/immunology , Fascioliasis/parasitology , Immunomodulation , Lectins, C-Type/metabolism , MAP Kinase Signaling System , Macrophages/immunology , Macrophages/metabolism , Animals , Arginase/metabolism , Cytokines/biosynthesis , Enzyme Activation/drug effects , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism , Fascioliasis/metabolism , Female , Mice , Phosphorylation
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Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba ; 73(3): 188-196, 2016.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27805556

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In recent years, the rise of human fungal infections has been associated to lack of early diagnosis, uneffective antifungal therapies and vaccines. Disturbance in immune homeostasis, which can be caused by medical interventions and immunosuppression nduced by disease, are well known as risk factors for these pathologies. Cells of the innate immune system are equipped with surface and cytoplasmic receptors for recognition of microorganisms called pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). PRRs recognize specific pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that are crucial for the activation and killing of pathogenic fungi by immune system. This review will outline the PRRs and cells required for effective antifungal immunity, with a special focus on the major antifungal cytokine IL-17. Finally, naturally occurring human mutations involved in the increased susceptibility to fungal infections are also discussed.


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Fungi/pathogenicity , Immunity, Innate/immunology , Interleukin-17/immunology , Receptors, Pattern Recognition/immunology , Fungi/immunology , Humans , Inflammasomes/immunology , Leukocytes/immunology , Macrophages/immunology
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