Th2 cell-intrinsic hypo-responsiveness determines susceptibility to helminth infection.

The suppression of protective Type 2 immunity is a principal factor driving the chronicity of helminth infections, and has been attributed to a range of Th2 cell-extrinsic immune-regulators. However, the intrinsic fate of parasite-specific Th2 cells within a chronic immune down-regulatory environmen...

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Main Authors: Nienke van der Werf, Stephen A Redpath, Miyuki Azuma, Hideo Yagita, Matthew D Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1003215&type=printable
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