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Th2 cell-intrinsic hypo-responsiveness determines susceptibility to helminth infection.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Mar 2013
van der Werf Nienke, Redpath Stephen A, Azuma Miyuki, Yagita Hideo, Taylor Matthew D
Abstract excerpt
The suppression of protective Type 2 immunity is a principal factor driving the chronicity of helminth infections, and has been attributed to a range of Th2 cell-extrinsic immune-regulators. However, the intrinsic fate of parasite-specific Th2 cells within a chronic immune down-regulatory environment, and the resultant impact such fate changes may have on host resistance is unknown. We used IL-4gfp reporter mice...
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