T regulatory cell responses to immunization with a soluble egg antigen in Schistosoma mansoni-infected mice

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-35

  El Ahwany, Eman ^a   Bauiomy, Ibrahim Rabia ^a   Nagy, Faten ^a   Zalat, Rabab ^a   Mahmoud, Ola ^b   Zada, Suher ^c  

^a Giza   (Egypt)

^b THEODOR BILHARZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^c The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Foxp 3 gene; Schistosoma mansoni; Soluble egg antigen; T regulatory cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; SOLUBLE EGG ANTIGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOXP 3 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNIZATION; LIVER; LIVER GRANULOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CYTOKINES; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SPLEEN; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

MUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 84858986238     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.1.29     Document Type: Article

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