CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 390-395.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2022.03.017

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Research advances on exosome and its functions to parasitic helminths

PAN Xiao-wen(), WU Yin-juan, HE Qing, YIN Ying-xuan, LI Xue-rong()   

  1. Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University; Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Prevention and Control, Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University; Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Biological Vector Control; China Atomic Energy Authority Center of Excellence on Nuclear Technology Applications for Insect Control, Guangzhou 510080, China
  • Received:2021-09-26 Revised:2021-11-15 Online:2022-06-30 Published:2022-07-06
  • Contact: LI Xue-rong E-mail:panxw7@mail2.sysu.edu.cn;xuerong2@mail.sysu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2300800);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC2300801);National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFC1200100);Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(2022A1515012560);Guangdong Natural Science Foundation(2019A1515010583)

Abstract:

Exosomes are bilayer vesicular bodies secreted by a variety of variable cells, containing many important bioactive substances, including proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, which are involved in important physiological processes such as cell-to-cell communication and immune regulation. Exosomes from parasites play a critical role in parasite-host interaction, which can regulate the host immune response through various mechanisms and manipulate host cell function. It is an important medium for the interaction between parasite and parasite, as well as between parasite and host. This review has summarized the recent advances on the pathogenicity, immune regulation and immune evasion of exosomes in trematodes, nematodes and cestodes to help the study of exosomes in parasitic helminths.

Key words: Helminth, Exosome, Parasite-host interaction, Immune regulation

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