Trypanosomiasis-induced Th17-like immune responses in carp.

BACKGROUND: In mammalian vertebrates, the cytokine interleukin (IL)-12 consists of a heterodimer between p35 and p40 subunits whereas interleukin-23 is formed by a heterodimer between p19 and p40 subunits. During an immune response, the balance between IL-12 and IL-23 can depend on the nature of the...

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Main Authors: Carla M S Ribeiro, Maria J S L Pontes, Steve Bird, Magdalena Chadzinska, Marleen Scheer, B M Lidy Verburg-van Kemenade, Huub F J Savelkoul, Geert F Wiegertjes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2946394?pdf=render