scholarly journals The Role of Pregnancy-Specific Glycoprotein 1a (PSG1a) in Regulating the Innate and Adaptive Immune Response

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando F. Martinez ◽  
Laura Cervi ◽  
Carolina P. Knubel ◽  
Graciela M. Panzetta-Dutari ◽  
Claudia C. Motran
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos A. Labarrere ◽  
Ghassan S. Kassab

The rapid outbreak of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China, has become a worldwide pandemic affecting almost 204 million people and causing more than 4.3 million deaths as of August 11 2021. This pandemic has placed a substantial burden on the global healthcare system and the global economy. Availability of novel prophylactic and therapeutic approaches are crucially needed to prevent development of severe disease leading to major complications both acutely and chronically. The success in fighting this virus results from three main achievements: (a) Direct killing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus; (b) Development of a specific vaccine, and (c) Enhancement of the host’s immune system. A fundamental necessity to win the battle against the virus involves a better understanding of the host’s innate and adaptive immune response to the virus. Although the role of the adaptive immune response is directly involved in the generation of a vaccine, the role of innate immunity on RNA viruses in general, and coronaviruses in particular, is mostly unknown. In this review, we will consider the structure of RNA viruses, mainly coronaviruses, and their capacity to affect the lungs and the cardiovascular system. We will also consider the effects of the pattern recognition protein (PRP) trident composed by (a) Surfactant proteins A and D, mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and complement component 1q (C1q), (b) C-reactive protein, and (c) Innate and adaptive IgM antibodies, upon clearance of viral particles and apoptotic cells in lungs and atherosclerotic lesions. We emphasize on the role of pattern recognition protein immune therapies as a combination treatment to prevent development of severe respiratory syndrome and to reduce pulmonary and cardiovascular complications in patients with SARS-CoV-2 and summarize the need of a combined therapeutic approach that takes into account all aspects of immunity against SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease to allow mankind to beat this pandemic killer.


Life Sciences ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Firoz Akhter ◽  
M. Salman Khan ◽  
Abdulrahman A. Alatar ◽  
Mohammad Faisal ◽  
Saheem Ahmad

Glia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather L. Martin ◽  
Matteo Santoro ◽  
Sarah Mustafa ◽  
Gernot Riedel ◽  
John V. Forrester ◽  
...  

Aquaculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 533 ◽  
pp. 736120
Author(s):  
Yingying Li ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
Jingrui Zhang ◽  
Yihua Zhao ◽  
Yang Xu ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 205 (3) ◽  
pp. 657-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianluca Rotta ◽  
Gianluca Matteoli ◽  
Elisa Mazzini ◽  
Paolo Nuciforo ◽  
Mario P. Colombo ◽  
...  

The role of matricellular proteins in bacterial containment and in the induction of pathogen-specific adaptive immune responses is unknown. We studied the function of the matricellular protein secreted protein, acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC/osteonectin) in the dissemination of locally injected Salmonella typhimurium and in the subsequent immune response. We show that SPARC was required for the development of organized acute inflammatory reactions with granuloma-like (GL) features and for the control of bacterial spreading to draining lymph nodes (DLNs). However, SPARC-related GL also inhibited dendritic cell (DC) migration to the DLNs and limited the development of adaptive immune response, thus conferring increased susceptibility to the pathogen. In SPARC-deficient mice, both DC migration and antigen-specific responses were restored against bacteria, leading to protective anti–S. typhimurium immunity. This highlights a new function of matricellular proteins in bacterial infection and suggests that initial containment of bacteria can have drawbacks.


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