螺类寄生虫感染相关基因表达的研究进展

Research progress on snail gene expression associated with parasite infections

螺类隶属于软体动物,广泛分布于陆地、淡水和海洋。部分螺类可作为传播寄生虫的媒介宿主,危害人类健康。目前有关螺类感染寄生虫后差异表达基因的研究报道较少,但这些差异表达基因在揭示螺类与寄生虫之间的相互作用、螺类的免疫防御机制方面具有重要作用。本文综述了螺类感染寄生虫后差异表达基因的研究进展,以期为防治螺类传播疾病的相关研究提供参考。

Snails belong to mollusk invertebrate animals widely distributed on land, in fresh and sea water.Some types of snail are the important intermediate hosts of some helminths and the vectors transmiting parasite infections to human. It has been noticed that snails express some specific genes that are associated with the infection of parasite larvae. The differential expression of genes before and after infection of some parasites plays an important role in the interaction between snails and parasites, as well as the sail ’s immune defense against parasite infection. This paper reviews the research progress on the differential expression of genes in snails associated with parasite infection, in order to provide references for the related research on the control of snail and snail-transmitted parasitic diseases.