Deletion of Fibrinogen-like Protein 2 (FGL-2), a Novel CD4+ CD25+ Treg Effector Molecule, Leads to Improved Control of Echinococcus multilocularis Infection in Mice.

BACKGROUND:The growth potential of the tumor-like Echinococcus multilocularis metacestode (causing alveolar echinococcosis, AE) is directly linked to the nature/function of the periparasitic host immune-mediated processes. We previously showed that Fibrinogen-like-protein 2 (FGL2), a novel CD4+CD25+...

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Main Authors: Junhua Wang, Dominique A Vuitton, Norbert Müller, Andrew Hemphill, Markus Spiliotis, Oleg Blagosklonov, Denis Grandgirard, Stephen L Leib, Itay Shalev, Gary Levy, Xiaomei Lu, Renyong Lin, Hao Wen, Bruno Gottstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4425495?pdf=render