Heligmosomoides polygyrus infection is associated with lower MHC class II gene expression in Apodemus flavicollis: Indication for immune suppression?

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2063-2071

  Axtner, Jan ^a   Sommer, Simone ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apodemus flavicollis; Heligmosomoides polygyrus; Il10; Immune suppression; MHC class II expression; Tgfb

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INTERLEUKIN 10; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS INFECTION; INTERLEUKIN 10 GENE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY CLASS II DRB GENE; MOUSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYPHACIA STROMA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA GENE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS; TRICHURIS MURIS;

ANIMALS; GENES, MHC CLASS II; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LIVER; MURINAE; NEMATOSPIROIDES DUBIUS;

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; CESTODA; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; MUS; NEMATODA; SYPHACIA STROMA; TRICHURIS MURIS; VERMES;

EID: 82655162001     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.09.020     Document Type: Article

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