Regulatory T cell expansion in HTLV-1 and strongyloidiasis co-infection is associated with reduced IL-5 responses to Strongyloides stercoralis antigen.

• Autores principales: Martin Montes (Autor), Cesar Sanchez (Autor), Kristien Verdonck (Autor), Jordan E Lake (Autor), Elsa Gonzalez (Autor), Giovanni Lopez (Autor), Angelica Terashima (Autor), Thomas Nolan (Autor), Dorothy E Lewis (Autor), Eduardo Gotuzzo (Autor), A Clinton White (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Human strongyloidiasis varies from a chronic but limited infection in normal hosts to hyperinfection in patients treated with corticosteroids or with HTLV-1 co-infection. Regulatory T cells dampen immune responses to infections. How human strongyloidiasis is controlled and how HTLV-1 infection affec...