Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Exacerbate Amebic Liver Abscess in Mice

Summary: Entamoeba histolytica, a protozoan parasite in the lumen of the human large intestine, occasionally spreads to the liver and induces amebic liver abscesses (ALAs). Upon infection with E. histolytica, high levels of type 2 cytokines are induced in the liver early after infection. However, th...

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Main Authors: Risa Nakamura, Akihiro Yoshizawa, Taeko Moriyasu, Sharmina Deloer, Masachika Senba, Mihoko Kikuchi, Shigeo Koyasu, Kazuyo Moro, Shinjiro Hamano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220307367