title: Role of IL-4Rα during acute schistosomiasis in mice.
abstract: Schistosomiasis is an important parasitic disease that causes major host morbidity and mortality in endemic areas. Research conducted in mouse models of schistosomiasis has provided great insights and understanding of how host protective immunity is orchestrated and key cellular populations involved in this process. Earlier studies using cytokine-deficient mice demonstrated the importance of IL-4 and IL-10 in mediating host survival during acute schistosomiasis. Subsequent studies employing transgenic mice carrying cell-specific deletion of IL-4Rα generated using the Cre/LoxP recombination system have been instrumental in providing more in-depth understanding of the mechanisms conferring host resistance to Schistosoma mansoni infection. In this review, we will summarize the contributions of IL-4/IL-13-responsive cellular populations in host resistance during acute schistosomiasis and their role in limiting tissue pathology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Immunology, International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town Component and Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ndlovu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brombacher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D053662:Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Subunit
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; C504002:Il4ra protein, mouse; D053662:Interleukin-4 Receptor alpha Subunit
keywords: IL-4Rα; immunity; mice; schistosomiasis