Abstract
Major advances in our understanding of how the mammalian immune system recognises pathogens have evolved from initial observations of fruit-fly developmental mutants. Through this work it has been established that vertebrates possess a specialised ‘early warning system’ in the form of a panel of detectors to rapidly sense and trigger responses to the presence of microbial invaders through detection of so called pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). This discovery has led to the search for new agonists and antagonists that can be used, therapeutically, for rational manipulation of the immune response. These efforts have already yielded several exciting new strategies to treat autoimmune, atopic, malignant and infectious disease. This review article provides an overview of the potential impact of these drugs on human medicine.
Keywords: interferon regulatory factor 3, chemokine receptor, Cytotoxic T lymphocyte, Toll-like Receptor, CpG toxicity, tumour necrosis factor
Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets
Title: Therapeutic Use of Molecules that Mimic Pathogen Danger Signals
Volume: 7 Issue: 3
Author(s): Jim E. Eyles
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Keywords: interferon regulatory factor 3, chemokine receptor, Cytotoxic T lymphocyte, Toll-like Receptor, CpG toxicity, tumour necrosis factor
Abstract: Major advances in our understanding of how the mammalian immune system recognises pathogens have evolved from initial observations of fruit-fly developmental mutants. Through this work it has been established that vertebrates possess a specialised ‘early warning system’ in the form of a panel of detectors to rapidly sense and trigger responses to the presence of microbial invaders through detection of so called pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). This discovery has led to the search for new agonists and antagonists that can be used, therapeutically, for rational manipulation of the immune response. These efforts have already yielded several exciting new strategies to treat autoimmune, atopic, malignant and infectious disease. This review article provides an overview of the potential impact of these drugs on human medicine.
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Eyles E. Jim, Therapeutic Use of Molecules that Mimic Pathogen Danger Signals, Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 2007; 7 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187153007781662594
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187153007781662594 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3873 |
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