IL-1β suppresses innate IL-25 and IL-33 production and maintains helminth chronicity.

Approximately 2 billion people currently suffer from intestinal helminth infections, which are typically chronic in nature and result in growth retardation, vitamin A deficiency, anemia and poor cognitive function. Such chronicity results from co-evolution between helminths and their mammalian hosts...

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Main Authors: Mario M Zaiss, Kendle M Maslowski, Ilaria Mosconi, Nadine Guenat, Benjamin J Marsland, Nicola L Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003531
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