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Systemic dissemination and persistence of Th2 and type 2 cells in response to infection with a strictly enteric nematode parasite.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Oct 2005
Mohrs Katja, Harris David P, Lund Frances E, Mohrs Markus
Abstract excerpt
Oral infection with the nematode parasite Heligmosomoides polygyrus H. polygyrus is entirely restricted to the small intestine. Although the evoked Th2 response has been extensively studied in secondary lymphoid organs, little is known about the systemic dissemination of Th2 cells or type 2 associated eosinophils and basophils. In this study we use bicistronic 4get IL-4 reporter mice to directly visualize the...
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