Circulating CD14brightCD16+ 'intermediate' monocytes exhibit enhanced parasite pattern recognition in human helminth infection.

• Main Authors: Joseph D Turner (Author), Claire D Bourke (Author), Lynn Meurs (Author), Moustapha Mbow (Author), Tandakha Ndiaye Dièye (Author), Souleymane Mboup (Author), Katja Polman (Author), Adrian P Mountford (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Circulating monocyte sub-sets have recently emerged as mediators of divergent immune functions during infectious disease but their role in helminth infection has not been investigated. In this study we evaluated whether 'classical' (CD14brightCD16-), 'intermediate' (CD14brightCD1...