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The role of IL-4, IL-13 and IL-4Ralpha in the development of protective and pathological responses to Trichinella spiralis.
Parasite immunology - 1 Feb 2007
Scales H E, Ierna M X, Lawrence C E
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T helper type 2 (Th2) responses have been shown to be important in protective responses to gastrointestinal (GI) helminth infections and in the development of the intestinal pathology accompanying expulsion of the parasite. Different inbred mouse strains have been shown to develop different cytokine profiles following infection with GI helminths with increased resistance observed in those strains where Th2...
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