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Role of IL-4Rα during acute schistosomiasis in mice.

Abstract
Schistosomiasis is an important parasitic disease that causes major host morbidity and mortality in endemic areas. Research conducted in mouse models of schistosomiasis has provided great insights and understanding of how host protective immunity is orchestrated and key cellular populations involved in this process. Earlier studies using cytokine-deficient mice demonstrated the importance of IL-4 and IL-10 in mediating host survival during acute schistosomiasis. Subsequent studies employing transgenic mice carrying cell-specific deletion of IL-4Rα generated using the Cre/LoxP recombination system have been instrumental in providing more in-depth understanding of the mechanisms conferring host resistance to Schistosoma mansoni infection. In this review, we will summarize the contributions of IL-4/IL-13-responsive cellular populations in host resistance during acute schistosomiasis and their role in limiting tissue pathology.
AuthorsH Ndlovu, F Brombacher
JournalParasite immunology (Parasite Immunol) Vol. 36 Issue 9 Pg. 421-7 (Sep 2014) ISSN: 1365-3024 [Electronic] England
PMID24127774 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
Copyright© 2013 The Authors. Parasite Immunology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Chemical References
  • Il4ra protein, mouse
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
Topics
  • Animals
  • Gene Expression Regulation (immunology)
  • Mice
  • Receptors, Cell Surface (genetics, metabolism)
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni (immunology, parasitology)

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