2016
Mammalian Innate Immune Response to a Leishmania-Resident RNA Virus Increases Macrophage Survival to Promote Parasite Persistence
Eren R, Reverte M, Rossi M, Hartley M, Castiglioni P, Prevel F, Martin R, Desponds C, Lye L, Drexler S, Reith W, Beverley S, Ronet C, Fasel N. Mammalian Innate Immune Response to a Leishmania-Resident RNA Virus Increases Macrophage Survival to Promote Parasite Persistence. Cell Host & Microbe 2016, 20: 318-328. PMID: 27593513, PMCID: PMC5493041, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2016.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeishmania RNA virus 1Innate immune responseParasite persistenceImmune responseMiR-155Anti-viral innate immune responsesMacrophage survivalMiR-155-deficient miceTLR-3 activationMiR-155 expressionMammalian host responseMammalian innate immune responseLesional macrophagesParasitic infectionsHost responseDisease severityParasite burdenLeishmania guyanensisPharmacological inhibitionVirus 1Akt phosphorylationAkt activationReduced levelsSurvivalMice
2014
The immunological, environmental, and phylogenetic perpetrators of metastatic leishmaniasis
Hartley M, Drexler S, Ronet C, Beverley S, Fasel N. The immunological, environmental, and phylogenetic perpetrators of metastatic leishmaniasis. Trends In Parasitology 2014, 30: 412-422. PMID: 24954794, PMCID: PMC4287268, DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.05.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune systemImmune systemSelf-healing cutaneous lesionsPattern recognition receptorsFacial mucosaMetastatic leishmaniasisMetastatic diseasePapular rashCutaneous lesionsSuch diverse pathologiesCutaneous systemHost immunocompetenceGranulomatous nodulesParasitic infectionsRecognition receptorsPotential associationCutaneous leishmaniasesDiverse pathologiesMillions of peoplePathologyMultiple secondary sitesSecondary sitesRashUlcerationMetastasis