Migratory phase of Litomosoides sigmodontis filarial infective larvae is associated with pathology and transient increase of S100A9 expressing neutrophils in the lung.

• Main Authors: Gregory Karadjian (Author), Frédéric Fercoq (Author), Nicolas Pionnier (Author), Nathaly Vallarino-Lhermitte (Author), Emilie Lefoulon (Author), Adélaïde Nieguitsila (Author), Sabine Specht (Author), Leo M Carlin (Author), Coralie Martin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Filarial infections are tropical diseases caused by nematodes of the Onchocercidae family such as Mansonella perstans. The infective larvae (L3) are transmitted into the skin of vertebrate hosts by blood-feeding vectors. Many filarial species settle in the serous cavities including M. perstans in hu...