Schistosome Granuloma of Th2-Associated Cytokines in the Activated Eosinophils Are the Major Source
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Th2 cells are required for the Schistosoma mansoni egg-induced granulomatous response.
The development of Schistosoma mansoni ova-induced granulomas is regulated by cytokines secreted by distinct Th cell subsets. To determine the importance of Th1 and Th2 cells in granuloma formation, we have studied the immune response to S. mansoni ova in Stat4- and Stat6-deficient mice, which lack Th1 and Th2 cells, respectively. Lymphocytes from both naive and infected Stat6-deficient mice pr...
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