Parasite-Specific IL-17-Type Cytokine Responses and Soluble IL-17 Receptor Levels in Alveolar Echinococcosis Patients

by Christian J. Lechner, Beate Grüner, Xiangsheng Huang, Wolfgang H. Hoffmann, Peter Kern, Peter T. Soboslay
Published 2012-01-01

Immunization with L. sigmodontis microfilariae reduces peripheral microfilaraemia after challenge infection by inhibition of filarial embryogenesis.

by Sebastian Ziewer, Marc P Hübner, Bettina Dubben, Wolfgang H Hoffmann, Odile Bain, Coralie Martin, Achim Hoerauf, Sabine Specht
Published 2012-01-01

A nasal epithelial receptor for Staphylococcus aureus WTA governs adhesion to epithelial cells and modulates nasal colonization.

by Stefanie Baur, Maren Rautenberg, Michaela Faulstich, Timo Grau, Yannik Severin, Clemens Unger, Wolfgang H Hoffmann, Thomas Rudel, Ingo B Autenrieth, Christopher Weidenmaier
Published 2014-05-01

ST2 deficiency does not impair type 2 immune responses during chronic filarial infection but leads to an increased microfilaremia due to an impaired splenic microfilarial clearance...

by Jesuthas Ajendra, Sabine Specht, Anna-Lena Neumann, Fabian Gondorf, David Schmidt, Katrin Gentil, Wolfgang H Hoffmann, Mark J Taylor, Achim Hoerauf, Marc P Hübner
Published 2014-01-01

Of mice, cattle, and humans: the immunology and treatment of river blindness.

by Judith E Allen, Ohene Adjei, Odile Bain, Achim Hoerauf, Wolfgang H Hoffmann, Benjamin L Makepeace, Hartwig Schulz-Key, Vincent N Tanya, Alexander J Trees, Samuel Wanji, David W Taylor
Published 2008-04-01