Article
CD4+ Th2 response induced by Schistosoma mansoni eggs develops rapidly, through an early, transient, Th0-like stage.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Apr 1992
Vella A T, Pearce E J
Abstract excerpt
Data from recent studies of murine schistosomiasis mansoni have indicated that certain characteristics of this infection, such as eosinophilia and elevated IgE, are due largely to the induction of Th2-like immune responses by parasite ova. The present study was designed to examine more closely the genesis and development of these skewed Th responses to schistosome eggs. Accordingly, eggs isolated from infected...
Topics
- Animals
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Down-Regulation
- Female
- Interferon-gamma
- Interleukin-10
- Interleukin-2
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Ovum
