Somatic antigens of tropical liver flukes ameliorate collagen-induced arthritis in wistar rats.
Parasitic helminths polarize immune response of their vertebrate hosts towards anti-inflammatory Th2 type and therefore it is hypothesized that they may suppress the inflammatory conditions in autoimmune disorders. The present study was undertaken to investigate in vivo immunomodulatory and therapeu...
Main Authors: | Yasir Akhtar Khan, Sadiq Umar, Syed M A Abidi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4436316?pdf=render |
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