Toxoplasma Co-infection Prevents Th2 Differentiation and Leads to a Helminth-Specific Th1 Response

Toxoplasma Co-infection Prevents Th2 Differentiation and Leads to a Helminth-Specific Th1 Response

Nematode infections, in particular gastrointestinal nematodes, are widespread and co-infections with other parasites and pathogens are frequently encountered in humans and animals. To decipher the immunological effects of a widespread protozoan infection on the anti-helminth immune response we studi...

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Main Authors: Norus Ahmed, Timothy French, Sebastian Rausch, Anja Kühl, Katrin Hemminger, Ildiko R. Dunay, Svenja Steinfelder, Susanne Hartmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Th2
Th1
Toxoplasma gondii
Heligmosomoides polygyrus
co-infection
helminth
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00341/full

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