Fasciola hepatica reinfection potentiates a mixed Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg response and correlates with the clinical phenotypes of anemia.

BACKGROUND:Fascioliasis is a severe zoonotic disease of worldwide extension caused by liver flukes. In human fascioliasis hyperendemic areas, reinfection and chronicity are the norm and anemia is the main sign. Herein, the profile of the Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg expression levels is analyzed after reinfect...

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Main Authors: M Adela Valero, Ignacio Perez-Crespo, Carlos Chillón-Marinas, Messaoud Khoubbane, Carla Quesada, Marta Reguera-Gomez, Santiago Mas-Coma, Manuel Fresno, Núria Gironès
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5376296?pdf=render

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