Distribution of Peripheral Memory T Follicular Helper Cells in Patients with Schistosomiasis Japonica.

BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is a helminthic disease that affects more than 200 million people. An effective vaccine would be a major step towards eliminating the disease. Studies suggest that T follicular helper (Tfh) cells provide help to B cells to generate the long-term humoral immunity, which wou...

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Main Authors: Xiaojun Chen, Wei Li, Yang Zhang, Xian Song, Lei Xu, Zhipeng Xu, Sha Zhou, Jifeng Zhu, Xin Jin, Feng Liu, Gengxin Chen, Chuan Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4540279?pdf=render