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The Role of NLR Proteins in Leishmaniasis

The Role of NLR Proteins in Leishmaniasis PDF Author: Gwendolyn Mary Clay
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Languages : en
Pages : 203

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We used knockout mouse strains lacking the inflammasome adaptor protein ASC, and several non-inflammasome forming NLRs, to investigate NLR proteins in murine models of visceral or cutaneous leishmaniasis. Our data showed that NLR proteins have important functions in visceral leishmaniasis, where they are essential for appropriate parasite homing and replication in the liver and spleen. In cutaneous leishmaniasis, we found that NLRP10 is essential for controlling inflammation in the skin, limiting lesion development and tissue damage at the site of infection. Taken together our findings show important functions for NLR proteins in leishmaniasis, influencing localized tissue specific inflammation, the adaptive immune responses, and clearance or long term residence of the parasite in the infected organs. This research underscores the importance of localized inflammation at the infection site to the pathogenesis and the course of leishmaniasis.