Altered generation of interleukin 1 in chronic human schistosomiasis mansoni.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3083.1990.tb02824.x

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Altered generation of interleukin 1 in chronic human schistosomiasis mansoni.

Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Jun 1990

Zwingenberger K, Richter J, Taupitz S, Vergetti Siqueira J G, Correia Dacal A R

Abstract excerpt

Chronic schistosomiasis mansoni is associated with impaired cell-mediated immune responsiveness (CMI). To assess co-stimulatory factors essential in the induction phase of CMI, interleukin 1 (IL-1) concentration was determined in the sera and cell culture supernatants of Schistosoma mansoni-infec...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Cells, Cultured
Child
Chronic Disease
Female
HLA-DP Antigens
Humans
Hydrogen Peroxide
Interleukin-1
Male
Middle Aged
Monocytes
Phenotype
Praziquantel
Regression Analysis

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