Th9/IL-9 Profile in Human Echinococcosis: Their Involvement in Immune Response during Infection by Echinococcus granulosus

• Main Authors: Nannan Pang (Author), Fengbo Zhang (Author), Xiumin Ma (Author), Zhaoxia Zhang (Author), Hui Zhao (Author), Yan Xin (Author), Song Wang (Author), Yuejie Zhu (Author), Hao Wen (Author), Jianbing Ding (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Th9 cells have been reported to contribute to immune responses; however, the role of Th9 cells in Echinococcus granulosus infection is unknown. This study is to determine whether Th9 cells and IL-9 are involved in human Echinococcus granulosus infection. Compared with healthy controls (HC group), th...