Molecular cross-talk in host-parasite relationships: The intriguing immunomodulatory role of Echinococcus antigen B in cystic echinococcosis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1371-1376

  Siracusano, Alessandra ^a   Margutti, Paola ^a   Delunardo, Federica ^a   Profumo, Elisabetta ^a   Riganò, Rachele ^a   Buttari, Brigitta ^a   Teggi, Antonella ^b   Ortona, Elena ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antigen B; Echinococcus granulosus; Immunomodulation

Indexed keywords

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS ANTIGEN B; ELASTASE; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN; CHEMOTAXIS; DISEASE CONTROL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOMINID; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTEIN; UNGULATE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS;

ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 51249114295     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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