CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (5): 516-519.

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Research advances on TGF-β/Smad and MAPK signal pathways in Echinococcus

Ling-ling WANG1,2, Hai-mei MA1, Jian-bing DING1,*()   

  1. 1 Basic Medical College, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, China
    2 Clinical Laboratory Center, People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830011, China;
  • Received:2018-01-02 Online:2018-10-30 Published:2018-11-13
  • Contact: Jian-bing DING E-mail:djbing002@sina.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81201303, No. 81460307, No. 81660343)

Abstract:

Due to the close contact between Echinococcus and the host, both cells of Echinococcus and the host cells secrete various cytokines during infection, which transmit the stimulation signal into the host cells through the cell surface receptors. This process interferes with the immune system of the host and produces immune tolerance, enabling long-term parasitism of Echinococcus within the host. This review summarizes recent findings on the immunoregulatory role of TGF-β/Smad and MAPK signal pathways during Echinococcus infection.

Key words: TGF-β/Smad;, MAPK, Signaling pathway, Echinococcus

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