title: [Defense mechanisms of Taeniidae against host immune response].
abstract: The defense mechanisms of Taeniidae against host immune reaction were reviewed. The parasites may defend themselves from the host's immune attack by: (1)producing specific biochemicals as barriers against the damage caused by immune reactions, (2) changing surface antigens and secreting some active substances that interfere and deconstruct host's immune system and other hazards, (3) self-disguising through synthesizing homologies to host's substances in structure or function in order to avoid the immune surveillance of the host.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory on Veterinary Etiology & Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, CAAS, Lanzhou, Gansu 730046, China.
authors.forename: Ya-dong
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xue-nong
authors.initials: XN
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Zhi-min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Xue-peng
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D013621:Taenia / Q000502:physiology*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology*