Immunomodulatory properties of ES-62, a phosphorylcholine-containing glycoprotein secreted by Acanthocheilonema viteae

Al-Riyami, Lamyaa and Harnett, William (2012) Immunomodulatory properties of ES-62, a phosphorylcholine-containing glycoprotein secreted by Acanthocheilonema viteae. Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders-Drug Targets, 12 (1). pp. 45-52. ISSN 2212-3873 (https://doi.org/10.2174/187153012799278893)

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Abstract

Filarial nematodes are parasites that have the ability to persist in their hosts for extended periods of time due to the employment of various mechanisms to divert or down-regulate the host's immune responses. One of these mechanisms is the production of immunomodulatory excretory-secretory (ES) products. This review will discuss the properties of one such product, ES-62, which over the years, has been shown to interact with and modulate the activities of a variety of cells of the immune system including B and T lymphocytes, dendritic cells, macrophages and mast cells. Overall, ES-62 diverts the immune system towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype and consistent with this it has been shown to have therapeutic potential in models of inflammatory disease associated with autoimmunity and allergy.

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Al-Riyami, Lamyaa and Harnett, William ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9545-9401;
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