Necator americanus infection: a possible cause of altered dendritic cell differentiation and eosinophil profile in chronically infected individuals.

Necator americanus infection: a possible cause of altered dendritic cell differentiation and eosinophil profile in chronically infected individuals.

<h4>Background</h4>Hookworms survive for several years (5 to 7 years) in the host lumen, inducing a robust but largely ineffective immune response. Among the most striking aspects of the immune response to hookworm (as with many other helminths) is the ablation of parasite-specific T cel...

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Main Authors: Ricardo T Fujiwara, Guilherme G L Cançado, Paula A Freitas, Helton C Santiago, Cristiano Lara Massara, Omar Dos Santos Carvalho, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Stefan M Geiger, Jeffrey Bethony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19308259/?tool=EBI

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