title: IL-4 in schistosomiasis.
abstract: This review focuses on the role of IL-4 in the immune response which develops during infection with the trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni. The emphasis is on our own recent studies in the mouse model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Brunet
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Sabin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000276:immunology*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D051379:Mice; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000276:immunology*; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015847:Interleukin-4