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Th17/Treg imbalance in patients with liver cystic echinococcosis
17 Jul 2012
Abstract excerpt
Echinococcosis is a chronic parasitic infectious disease regulated by T-cell subsets. CD4(+) CD25(+) FoxP3 (+) regulatory T (Treg) cells and Th17 cells have been described as two distinct subsets and have the opposite effect on inflammation. Th17/Treg balance controls inflammation and may play an important role in the pathogenesis of immune evasion. To assess whether this balance was broken, we detected Th17/Treg...
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