Negative regulation of Schistosoma japonicum egg-induced liver fibrosis by natural killer cells.

• 主要な著者: Xin Hou (著者), Fazhi Yu (著者), Suqin Man (著者), Dake Huang (著者), Yuxia Zhang (著者), Miao Liu (著者), Cuiping Ren (著者), Jijia Shen (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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The role of natural killer (NK) cells in infection-induced liver fibrosis remains obscure. In this study, we elucidated the effect of NK cells on Schistosoma japonicum (S. japonicum) egg-induced liver fibrosis. Liver fibrosis was induced by infecting C57BL/6 mice with 18-20 cercariae of S. japonicum...