title: [Research progress on peroxiredoxin in parasitic helminths].
abstract: Peroxiredoxin (Prx) belongs to a peroxidase family of antioxidant enzymes distributed ubiquitously in aerobic organisms. It plays an important role in the defense of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) produced by parasite itself and the host immune cells. The classification, mechanism of Prx and the research progress on Prx in parasitic helminths including trematode, cestode and nematode have been briefly reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Animal Parasitology of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health of the Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730046, China.
authors.forename: Yong-guang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bao-quan
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006376:Helminths / Q000378:metabolism*; D010544:Peroxidases; D054464:Peroxiredoxins; D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species
chemical_list: D026361:Reactive Nitrogen Species; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D010544:Peroxidases; D054464:Peroxiredoxins