Lack of evidence for the direct activation of endothelial cells by adult female and microfilarial excretory-secretory products.

Lymphangiectasia (dilation of the lymphatic vessel (LV)) is pathognomonic for lymphatic filariasis. In both infected humans and animal models of infection, lymphangiectasia is not restricted to the site of the worm nest, but is found along the infected vessel. These observations argue that soluble p...

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Main Authors: Tiffany Weinkopff, Patrick Lammie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3149047?pdf=render