TGF-β and TGF-β/Smad signaling in the interactions between Echinococcus multilocularis and its hosts.

TGF-β and TGF-β/Smad signaling in the interactions between Echinococcus multilocularis and its hosts.

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is characterized by the development of irreversible fibrosis and of immune tolerance towards Echinococcus multilocularis (E. multilocularis). Very little is known on the presence of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and other components of TGF-β/Smad pathway in the li...

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Main Authors: Junhua Wang, Chuanshan Zhang, Xufa Wei, Oleg Blagosklonov, Guodong Lv, Xiaomei Lu, Georges Mantion, Dominique A Vuitton, Hao Wen, Renyong Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3566151?pdf=render

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