S. mansoni Bolsters Anti-Viral Immunity in the Murine Respiratory Tract

The human intestinal parasite Schistosoma mansoni causes a chronic disease, schistosomiasis or bilharzia. According to the current literature, the parasite induces vigorous immune responses that are controlled by Th2 helper cells at the expense of Th1 helper cells. The latter cell type is, however,...

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Main Authors: Scheer, Sebastian, Krempl, Christine, Kallfass, Carsten, Frey, Stefanie, Jakob, Thilo, Mouahid, Gabriel, Moné, Hélène, Schmitt-Gräff, Annette, Staeheli, Peter, Lamers, Marinus C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232382/