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ReviewClinical and experimental immunology2009

Functional aspects of Toll-like receptor/MyD88 signalling during protozoan infection: focus on Toxoplasma gondii.

C E Egan, W Sukhumavasi, B A Butcher, E Y Denkers

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Review in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C E EganDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
W Sukhumavasi
B A Butcher
E Y Denkers
Cornell University · US

Funding

Signal Transduction During Toxoplasma InfectionR01AI050617 · NIAID · CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA · PI DENKERS, ERIC Y · 2002 to 2012
$3.3M
ROLE OF NEUTROPHILS DURING TOXOPLASMOSISR01AI047888 · NIAID · CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA · PI DENKERS, ERIC Y · 2000 to 2008
$3.1M
NIAID NIH HHS AI47888NIAID NIH HHS AI50617NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI047888NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050617
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptor (TLR)/MyD88 signalling has emerged as a major pathway of pathogen recognition in the innate immune system. Here, we review recent data that begin to show how this pathway controls the immune response to protozoan infection, with particular emphasis on the opportunistic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii. The various ways that the parasite activates and suppresses TLR/MyD88 signalling defines several key principals that illuminate the complexities of the host-pathogen interaction. We also speculate how TLR/MyD88 signalling might be exploited to provide protection against Toxoplasma, as well as other protozoa and infection in general.

Indexed as

AnimalsHost-Parasite InteractionsHumansImmunity, CellularImmunity, MucosalLigandsSignal TransductionToll-Like ReceptorsToxoplasmaToxoplasmosisLigandsToll-Like Receptors

Identifiers

PMID19161444
PMCPMC2673737
OpenAlexW1995531168

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