IL-4 in schistosomiasis.
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.
Pearce
E J
EJ
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
Vasconcelos
J P
JP
Brunet
L R
LR
Sabin
E A
EA
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
D015847:Interleukin-4