Pyrimidine biosynthetic enzyme CAD: its function, regulation, and diagnostic potential

G Li, D Li, T Wang, S He - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
CAD (Carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase 2, Aspartate transcarbamoylase, and
Dihydroorotase) is a multifunctional protein that participates in the initial three speed-limiting …

Strategies for using muramyl peptides-modulators of innate immunity of bacterial origin-in medicine

SV Guryanova, RM Khaitov - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The spread of infectious diseases is rampant. The emergence of new infections, the
irrational use of antibiotics in medicine and their widespread use in agriculture contribute to …

[HTML][HTML] β-Glucan-induced trained immunity protects against Leishmania braziliensis infection: a crucial role for IL-32

JC Dos Santos, AMB de Figueiredo, MVT Silva… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
American tegumentary leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by
Leishmania protozoans. Innate immune cells undergo long-term functional reprogramming …

Leishmania braziliensis enhances monocyte responses to promote anti-tumor activity

JC Dos Santos, M Moreno, LU Teufel, S Chilibroste… - Cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
Innate immune cells can undergo long-term functional reprogramming after certain
infections, a process called trained immunity (TI). Here, we focus on antigens of Leishmania …

The Host Protein CAD Regulates the Replication of FMDV through the Function of Pyrimidines' De Novo Synthesis

P Yang, Y Yuan, Y Sun, B Lv, H Du, Z Zhou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a single-stranded picornavirus that causes
economically devastating disease in even-hooved animals. There has been little research …

Differential immune response modulation in early Leishmania amazonensis infection of BALB/c and C57BL/6 macrophages based on transcriptome profiles

JI Aoki, SM Muxel, RA Zampieri, KE Müller… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The fate of Leishmania infection can be strongly influenced by the host genetic background.
In this work, we describe gene expression modulation of the immune system based on dual …

[HTML][HTML] The role of IL-32 in Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-induced trained immunity in infections caused by different Leishmania spp.

MVT Silva, JC Dos Santos, AMB de Figueiredo… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cells of the innate immune system undergo long-term functional
reprogramming in response to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) exposure via a process …

The involvement of host circadian clocks in the regulation of the immune response to parasitic infections in mammals

P Carvalho Cabral, K Tekade, SK Stegeman… - Parasite …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Circadian rhythms are recurring variations of physiology with a period of~ 24 h, generated
by circadian clocks located throughout the body. Studies have shown a circadian regulation …

Leishmaniasis and glycosaminoglycans: a future therapeutic strategy?

DA Merida-de-Barros, SP Chaves, CLR Belmiro… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Leishmania spp. depend on effective macrophage infection to establish and develop in
mammalian hosts. Both metacyclic promastigotes and amastigotes are able to infect host …

A critical overview of interleukin 32 in leishmaniases

F Ribeiro-Dias, IBN Oliveira - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Interleukin-32 (IL-32) has several immune regulatory properties, which have driven its
investigation in the context of various diseases. IL-32 expression is reported to be induced in …