Table 2.
Effects of CARD9-deficient mice on microbial infection.
| Microbe | Pathogens | Receptors | Effects | Organ involvement | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fungi | Pneumocystis | Dectin-1/Mincle | Impaired proinflammatory response/cell differentiation | Lung | Kottom et al., 2020b |
| Mucor irregularis | CLRs | Impaired cytokine and chemokine production | CNS | Sun et al., 2021 | |
| Rhizopus arrhizus | PRRs | Impaired local cytokine production/Th cells response | Inguinal lymph nodes | Sun et al., 2019 | |
| Candida albicans | CLRs | Impaired cytokine and chemokine production | CNS | Drummond et al., 2019 | |
| Bacteria | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Dectin-2 | Decreased neutrophil accumulation | Lung | Ishizuka et al., 2020 |
| Viruses | LACV | Dectin-1/Dectin-2/Mincle | Impaired cytokine production | Dendritic cells | Monteiro et al., 2019 |
| TMEV | CLRs | Increased loss of neuronal protein | Brain | Pavasutthipaisit et al., 2021 | |
| CVB3 | CLRs | Impaired cytokine production | Myocardium | Sun et al., 2020 | |
| Parasites | Plasmodium berghei | TLRs | Elevated proinflammatory response | Brain | Hafalla et al., 2012 |
LACV, La Crosse Virus; TMEV, Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus; CVB3, Coxsackievirus B3; CLRs, C-type lectin receptors; PRRs, pattern recognition receptors; TLRs, toll-like receptors; CNS, central nervous system.