Article
Schistosoma-specific helper T cell clones from subjects resistant to infection by Schistosoma mansoni are Th0/2.
European journal of immunology - 1 Aug 1995
Couissinier-Paris P, Dessein A J
Abstract excerpt
Although T helper cells play a critical role in human immunity against schistosomes, the properties of the T lymphocytes that govern resistance and pathogenesis in human schistosomiasis are still poorly defined. This work addresses the question as to whether human resistance to Schistosoma manson...
Topics
- Adult
- Animals
- Antigens, Helminth
- Clone Cells
- Epitopes
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate
- Interferon-gamma
- Interleukin-2
- Interleukin-4
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Schistosoma mansoni
- Schistosomiasis mansoni
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer
- Th2 Cells
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
