Modulation of innate antigen-presenting cell function by pre-patent schistosome infection.

Modulation of innate antigen-presenting cell function by pre-patent schistosome infection.

Schistosomes are intravascular helminths that infect over 200 million people worldwide. Deposition of eggs by adult schistosomes stimulates Th2 responses to egg antigens and induces granulomatous pathology that is a hallmark of schistosome infection. Paradoxically, schistosomes require host immune f...

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Main Authors: Christine E Ferragine, Colleen D Walls, Stephen J Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3605154?pdf=render

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