Polyfunctional Specific Response to Echinococcus Granulosus Associates to the Biological Activity of the Cysts.

• Main Authors: Linda Petrone (Author), Valentina Vanini (Author), Elisa Petruccioli (Author), Giuseppe Maria Ettorre (Author), Vincenzo Schininà (Author), Elisa Busi Rizzi (Author), Alessandra Ludovisi (Author), Angela Corpolongo (Author), Giuseppe Ippolito (Author), Edoardo Pozio (Author), Antonella Teggi (Author), Delia Goletti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a complex disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus (E.granulosus), and its immunophatogenesis is still not clearly defined. A peculiar feature of chronic CE is the coexistence of Th1 and Th2 responses. It has been suggested that Th1 cytokines are related to...