MicroRNA‐mediated regulation of immune responses to intestinal helminth infections. (February 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Entwistle, L. J.; Wilson, M. S.
• Other Names: Britton Collette guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Parasite immunology. Volume 39:Number 2(2017:Feb.)
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• Publication Date: 2017-02
• Subjects: Th2 cell -- Dendritic cell -- Heligmosomoides polygyrus -- Nippostrongylus brasiliensis -- T lymphocyte -- Trichinella spiralis -- Trichuris spp.; Veterinary parasitology -- Immunological aspects -- Periodicals; Host-parasite relationships -- Immunological aspects -- Periodicals; 571.96
• DOI: 10.1111/pim.12406
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0141-9838

Abstract

Summary: Intestinal helminth infections are highly prevalent in the developing world, often resulting in chronic infection and inflicting high host morbidity. With the emergence of drug‐resistant parasites, a limited number of chemotherapeutic drugs available and stalling vaccine efforts, an increased understanding of antihelminth immunity is essential to provide new avenues to therapeutic intervention. MicroRNAs are a class of small, nonprotein coding RNAs which negatively regulate mRNA translation, thus providing finite control over gene expression in a plethora of biological settings. The miRNA‐mediated coordinated control of gene expression has been shown to be essential in infection and immunity, in promoting and fine‐tuning the appropriate immune response. This review gathers together and discusses observations of miRNA‐mediated effects on the immune system and the subsequent impact on our understanding of antihelminth immunity.