Temporal expression of chemokines dictates the hepatic inflammatory infiltrate in a murine model of schistosomiasis.

• Main Authors: Melissa L Burke (Author), Donald P McManus (Author), Grant A Ramm (Author), Mary Duke (Author), Yuesheng Li (Author), Malcolm K Jones (Author), Geoffrey N Gobert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schistosomiasis continues to be an important cause of parasitic morbidity and mortality world-wide. Determining the molecular mechanisms regulating the development of granulomas and fibrosis will be essential for understanding how schistosome antigens interact with the host environment. We report he...