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SCIENCE
卷 331, 期 6018, 页码 775-778出版社
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1199326
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- FNRS [3100A0-116665/1, 310030-120325]
- Foundation Pierre Mercier
- NIH [A129646]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [310030-120325] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by infections with intracellular parasites of the Leishmania Viannia subgenus, including Leishmania guyanensis. The pathology develops after parasite dissemination to nasopharyngeal tissues, where destructive metastatic lesions form with chronic inflammation. Currently, the mechanisms involved in lesion development are poorly understood. Here we show that metastasizing parasites have a high Leishmania RNA virus-1 (LRV1) burden that is recognized by the host Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) to induce proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Paradoxically, these TLR3-mediated immune responses rendered mice more susceptible to infection, and the animals developed an increased footpad swelling and parasitemia. Thus, LRV1 in the metastasizing parasites subverted the host immune response to Leishmania and promoted parasite persistence.
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