Identification and characterization of a novel nematode pan allergen (NPA) from Wuchereria bancrofti and their potential role in human filarial tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE).

• Hoofdauteurs: Samuel Christopher Katru (Auteur), Anand Setty Balakrishnan (Auteur), Gnanasekar Munirathinam (Auteur), Azadeh Hadadianpour (Auteur), Scott A Smith (Auteur), Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (TPE) is a chronic respiratory syndrome associated with Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), a tropical parasitic infection of the human, transmitted by mosquitoes. The larval form of LF (microfilariae) are trapped in the lungs of TPE subjects hav...