Are the cellular immune responses of children and adults with Schistosoma mansoni infection intrinsically different? Cytokines produced ex vivo in response to antigens and mitogens

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-36

  Scott, J T ^a,d   Vereecken, K ^a   Diakhate M M ^b   Vanagt, T ^c   Sambou, V ^b   Diop, M ^b   Ly, A ^b   Vercruysse, J ^c   Gryseels, B ^a   Kestens, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b Programme ESPOIR   (Senegal)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; IFN ; IL 10; IL 4; IL 5; Schistosoma mansoni; Senegal

Indexed keywords

ADULT WORM ANTIGEN; ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MIDDLE AGED; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

PROTOZOA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 3042592447     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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