Preventive CTLA-4-Ig Treatment Reduces Hepatic Egg Load and Hepatic Fibrosis in Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Mice

BACKGROUND: Hepatic fibrosis and granuloma formation as a consequence of tissue entrapped eggs produced by female schistosomes characterize the pathology of Schistosoma mansoni infection. We have previously shown that single-sex infection with female schistosomes mitigates hepatic fibrosis after sec...

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Autores principales: Sombetzki, Martina, Rabes, Anne, Bischofsberger, Miriam, Winkelmann, Franziska, Koslowski, Nicole, Schulz, Cindy, Reisinger, Emil C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6948272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31950032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1704238

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6948272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31950032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1704238

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