Live Brugia malayi microfilariae inhibit transendothelial migration of neutrophils and monocytes.

• Principais autores: Jan-Hendrik Schroeder (Autor), Bigboy H Simbi (Autor), Louise Ford (Autor), Sara R Cole (Autor), Mark J Taylor (Autor), Charlotte Lawson (Autor), Rachel A Lawrence (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Lymphatic filariasis is a major tropical disease caused by the parasite Brugia malayi. Microfilariae (Mf) circulate in the peripheral blood for 2-3 hours in synchronisation with maximal feeding of the mosquito vector. When absent from the peripheral blood, Mf sequester in the capillaries of the lung...