Lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic remodeling induced by filarial parasites: implications for pathogenesis.
Even in the absence of an adaptive immune system in murine models, lymphatic dilatation and dysfunction occur in filarial infections, although severe irreversible lymphedema and elephantiasis appears to require an intact adaptive immune response in human infections. To address how filarial parasites...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-12-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2781552?pdf=render |