Parasitic infection improves survival from septic peritonitis by enhancing mast cell responses to bacteria in mice.

Mammals are serially infected with a variety of microorganisms, including bacteria and parasites. Each infection reprograms the immune system's responses to re-exposure and potentially alters responses to first-time infection by different microorganisms. To examine whether infection with a meta...

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Main Authors: Rachel E Sutherland, Xiang Xu, Sophia S Kim, Eric J Seeley, George H Caughey, Paul J Wolters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3217977?pdf=render