Tim-2 up-regulation and galectin-9-Tim-3 pathway activation in Th2-biased response in Schistosoma japonicum infection in mice

Immunology Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 60-66

  Qi, Yao ^a   Song, Xiao rong ^a,b   Shen, Ji long ^a   Xu, Yuan hong ^a   Shen, Qian ^a   Luo, Qing li ^a   Zhong, Zheng rong ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Chu, De yong ^a   Song, Wen jian ^c  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^c JIANGHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Galectin 9; Schistosomiasis; T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain; Th2 biased response

Indexed keywords

ECALECTIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; HYBRID PROTEIN; KIDNEY INJURY MOLECULE 1; T CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN DOMAIN AND MUCIN PROTEIN 2; T CELL IMMUNOGLOBULIN DOMAIN AND MUCIN PROTEIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GALECTINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECEPTORS, VIRUS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TH2 CELLS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84860340950     PISSN: 01652478     EISSN: 18790542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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