EmTIP, a T-Cell immunomodulatory protein secreted by the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis is important for early metacestode development.

• Egile Nagusiak: Justin Komguep Nono (Egilea), Manfred B Lutz (Egilea), Klaus Brehm (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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BACKGROUND: Alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by the metacestode of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, is a lethal zoonosis associated with host immunomodulation. T helper cells are instrumental to control the disease in the host. Whereas Th1 cells can restrict parasite proliferation, Th2...