Characterization of dendritic cells and follicular dendritic cells in the hepatic lymph nodes and liver of sheep experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica

Abstract Fasciola hepatica has been shown to have a high capacity for immunomodulation of the host response, making the development of protective vaccines extremely difficult. One of these immunomodulation mechanisms is the impairment of dendritic cells (DC) maturation and, therefore, suppression of...

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Main Authors: María Teresa Ruiz-Campillo, Verónica Molina-Hernández, María José Bautista, Isabel L. Pacheco, Rafael Zafra, Leandro Buffoni, Francisco Javier Martínez-Moreno, Alvaro Martínez-Moreno, José Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-020-00757-1