Modulation of host immunity by helminths: the expanding repertoire of parasite effector molecules

RM Maizels, HH Smits, HJ McSorley - Immunity, 2018‏ - cell.com
Helminths are extraordinarily successful parasites due to their ability to modulate the host
immune response. They have evolved a spectrum of immunomodulatory molecules that are …

Innate immune receptors in platelets and platelet-leukocyte interactions

PRB Dib, AC Quirino-Teixeira, LB Merij… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Platelets are chief cells in hemostasis. Apart from their hemostatic roles, platelets are major
inflammatory effector cells that can influence both innate and adaptive immune responses …

Schistosome egg migration: mechanisms, pathogenesis and host immune responses

AH Costain, AS MacDonald, HH Smits - Frontiers in immunology, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Many parasitic worms possess complex and intriguing life cycles, and schistosomes are no
exception. To exit the human body and progress to their successive snail host, Schistosoma …

Patrolling the vascular borders: platelets in immunity to infection and cancer

F Gaertner, S Massberg - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019‏ - nature.com
Platelets are small anucleate cellular fragments that are released by megakaryocytes and
safeguard vascular integrity through a process termed 'haemostasis'. However, platelets …

Vesicle-based secretion in schistosomes: Analysis of protein and microRNA (miRNA) content of exosome-like vesicles derived from Schistosoma mansoni

V Samoil, M Dagenais, V Ganapathy, J Aldridge… - Scientific reports, 2018‏ - nature.com
Exosomes are small vesicles of endocytic origin, which are released into the extracellular
environment and mediate a variety of physiological and pathological conditions. Here we …

Schistosoma mansoni Egg, Adult Male and Female Comparative Gene Expression Analysis and Identification of Novel Genes by RNA-Seq

L Anderson, MS Amaral, F Beckedorff… - PLoS neglected …, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases worldwide and
is a public health problem. Schistosoma mansoni is the most widespread species …

Schistosoma mansoni SmKI-1 serine protease inhibitor binds to elastase and impairs neutrophil function and inflammation

SB Morais, BC Figueiredo, NRG Assis… - PLoS …, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Protease inhibitors have important function during homeostasis, inflammation and tissue
injury. In this study, we described the role of Schistosoma mansoni Sm KI-1 serine protease …

Eosinophils and macrophages within the Th2-induced granuloma: balancing killing and healing in a tight space

A Ariyaratne, CAM Finney - Infection and Immunity, 2019‏ - journals.asm.org
Granuloma formation is a key host immune response generated to confine invading
pathogens and limit extensive host damage. It consists of an accumulation of host immune …

The human blood parasite Schistosoma mansoni expresses extracellular tegumental calpains that cleave the blood clotting protein fibronectin

Q Wang, AA Da'dara, PJ Skelly - Scientific reports, 2017‏ - nature.com
Schistosomes are intravascular, parasitic flatworms that cause debilitating disease afflicting>
200 million people. Proteins expressed at the host-parasite interface likely play key roles in …

Moonlighting proteins as virulence factors of pathogenic fungi, parasitic protozoa and multicellular parasites

J Karkowska‐Kuleta, A Kozik - Molecular Oral Microbiology, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
The delicate balance between eukaryotic pathogens and their human hosts during the
initiation and development of infection is a complex process involving many diverse …