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

• Main Authors: Xin Hou (Author), Fazhi Yu (Author), Suqin Man (Author), Dake Huang (Author), Yuxia Zhang (Author), Miao Liu (Author), Cuiping Ren (Author), Jijia Shen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...