CD39 and immune regulation in a chronic helminth infection: The puzzling case of Mansonella ozzardi.

Chronic helminth infections typically induce an immunoregulatory environment, with markedly reduced immune responses to both parasite-specific and unrelated bystander antigens. Here we tested whether these changes are also observed in human infections with Mansonella ozzardi, a neglected filarial ne...

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Main Authors: Nathália F Lima, Raquel M Gonçalves-Lopes, Yvonne C M Kruize, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Marcelo U Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5854421?pdf=render