Reversal in microfilarial density and T cell responses in human lymphatic filariasis

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 565-571

  Sartono, Erliyani ^a   Lopriore, Cristina ^a   Kruize, Yvonne C M ^a   Kurniawan Atmadja, Agnes ^b   Maizels, Rick M ^c   Yazdanbakhsh, Maria ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brugia malayi; Filariasis; Microfilaraemia; T cell responses; Th1 Th2 cytokines

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; RAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MICROFILARIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CYTOKINES; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICROFILARIA; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS;

BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032726078     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3024.1999.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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