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Posttreatment Changes in Cytokines Induced by Schistosoma mansoni Egg and Worm Antigens: Dissociation of Immunity- and Morbidity-Associated Type 2 Responses

Background. Human type 2 cytokine responsiveness to schistosome antigens increases after treatment; due either to removal of the immunosuppressive effects of active infection or immunological boosting by antigens released from dying parasites. We determined the responsiveness to Schistosoma mansoni...

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Autores principales: Wilson, Shona, Jones, Frances M., Kenty, Lee-Carol, Mwatha, Joseph K., Kimani, Gachuhi, Kariuki, H. Curtis, Dunne, David W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4017363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24357629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jit826