Dynamics of Th17 cells and their role in Schistosoma japonicum infection in C57BL/6 mice.

• Main Authors: Xiaoyun Wen (Author), Lei He (Author), Ying Chi (Author), Sha Zhou (Author), Jason Hoellwarth (Author), Cui Zhang (Author), Jifeng Zhu (Author), Calvin Wu (Author), Shawn Dhesi (Author), Xuefeng Wang (Author), Feng Liu (Author), Chuan Su (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: The current knowledge of immunological responses to schistosomiasis, a major tropical helminthic disease, is insufficient, and a better understanding of these responses would support vaccine development or therapies to control granuloma-associated immunopathology. CD4(+) T cells play cri...