Mast Cell Subsets and Their Functional Modulation by the Acanthocheilonema viteae Product ES-62

ES-62, an immunomodulator secreted by filarial nematodes, exhibits therapeutic potential in mouse models of allergic inflammation, at least in part by inducing the desensitisation of FcεRI-mediated mast cell responses. However, in addition to their pathogenic roles in allergic and autoimmune disease...

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Main Authors: Dimity H. Ball, Hwee Kee Tay, Kara S. Bell, Michelle L. Coates, Lamyaa Al-Riyami, Justyna Rzepecka, William Harnett, Margaret M. Harnett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/961268