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  1. Article ; Online: Antileishmanial activity of cathelicidin and its modulation by Leishmania donovani in a CREM-dependent manner for establishing infection.

    Roy, Shalini / Roy, Souravi / Banerjee, Madhurima / Madbhagat, Pratibha / Chande, Ajit / Ukil, Anindita

    The Journal of infectious diseases

    2024  

    Abstract: Concerns regarding toxicity and resistance of current drugs have been reported in visceral leishmaniasis. Anti-microbial peptides are considered as new promising candidates and amongst them, human cathelicidin hCAP18/LL-37 showed significant parasite ... ...

    Abstract Concerns regarding toxicity and resistance of current drugs have been reported in visceral leishmaniasis. Anti-microbial peptides are considered as new promising candidates and amongst them, human cathelicidin hCAP18/LL-37 showed significant parasite killing on drug-sensitive and resistant Leishmania promastigotes, coupled with its apoptosis-inducing role. Administration of hCAP18/LL-37 in infected macrophages also decreased parasite survival and increased the host favorable cytokine IL-12. However, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VitD3)-induced endogenous hCAP18/LL-37 production was hampered in infected THP-1 cells. Infection also suppressed the VitD3-receptor (VDR), transcription factor of hCAP18/LL-37. cAMP response element modulator (CREM), the repressor of VDR, was induced in infection resulting in suppression of both VDR and cathelicidin expression. PGE2/cAMP/PKA axis was found to regulate CREM induction during infection and silencing CREM in infected cells and BALB/c mice led to decreased parasite survival. Present study thus documents the anti-leishmanial potential of cathelicidin and further identifies CREM as a repressor of cathelicidin in Leishmania infection.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 3019-3
    ISSN 1537-6613 ; 0022-1899
    ISSN (online) 1537-6613
    ISSN 0022-1899
    DOI 10.1093/infdis/jiae158
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  2. Article ; Online: Cytokines and Signaling Networks Regulating Disease Outcomes in Leishmaniasis.

    Saha, Amrita / Roy, Souravi / Ukil, Anindita

    Infection and immunity

    2022  Volume 90, Issue 8, Page(s) e0024822

    Abstract: Cytokines play crucial roles in commencing and coordinating the organized recruitment and activation of immune cells during infection. These molecular regulators play an important part in deciding the fate of disease outcomes in leishmaniasis, a ... ...

    Abstract Cytokines play crucial roles in commencing and coordinating the organized recruitment and activation of immune cells during infection. These molecular regulators play an important part in deciding the fate of disease outcomes in leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease of tropical and subtropical countries. T helper 1 (Th1) cell-mediated inflammatory cytokines usually play a host-protective role, while T helper 2 (Th2) cell activation produces an anti-inflammatory milieu necessary for parasite survival. It is noteworthy that in such a multifaceted disease, the role played by any particular cytokine cannot be generalized as either beneficial or detrimental. For example, a "host-favorable" cytokine in one form of the disease has been found to be "pathogen friendly" in another form of leishmaniasis. On the other hand, the complex signaling network regulating the production of cytokines is further complicated by the nature of the host as well as the presence of other cytokines in the milieu. The present review focuses on the differential roles played by cytokines and the intricate signaling network responsible for the regulation of such cytokines during infection by different species of Leishmania. While many more studies are required in the future to better understand the role of these molecules in both animal models and patient samples, current studies indicate that these molecules are potential candidates to be targeted for therapy against this deadly disease.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cytokines ; Leishmania ; Leishmaniasis ; Lymphocyte Activation ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer ; Th1 Cells
    Chemical Substances Cytokines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-07-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 218698-6
    ISSN 1098-5522 ; 0019-9567
    ISSN (online) 1098-5522
    ISSN 0019-9567
    DOI 10.1128/iai.00248-22
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