Experimental Murine Fascioliasis Derives Early Immune Suppression with Increased Levels of TGF-β and IL-4

In fascioliasis, T-helper 2 (Th2) responses predominate, while little is known regarding early immune phenomenon. We herein analyzed early immunophenotype changes of BALB/c, C57BL/6, and C3H/He mice experimentally infected with 5 Fasciola hepatica metacercariae. A remarkable expansion of CD19+ B cel...

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Main Authors: Chung, Joon-Yong, Bae, Young-An, Yun, Doo-Hee, Yang, Hyun-Jong, Kong, Yoon
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3514421/