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Host protective roles of type 2 immunity: Parasite killing and tissue repair, flip sides of the same coin

Metazoan parasites typically induce a type 2 immune response, characterized by T helper 2 (Th2) cells that produce the cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 among others. The type 2 response is host protective, reducing the number of parasites either through direct killing in the tissues, or expulsion from...

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Autores principales: Allen, Judith E., Sutherland, Tara E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Academic Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4179909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25028340
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.smim.2014.06.003