T-CELL ACTIVATION AND THE BALANCE OF ANTIBODY ISOTYPES IN HUMAN LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS

被引:134
作者
MAIZELS, RM
SARTONO, E
KURNIAWAN, A
PARTONO, F
SELKIRK, ME
YAZDANBAKHSH, M
机构
[1] UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, DEPT BIOCHEM, LONDON SW7 2BB, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV INDONESIA, FAC MED, DEPT PARASITOL, JAKARTA, INDONESIA
[3] LEIDEN UNIV, DEPT PARASITOL, LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS
来源
PARASITOLOGY TODAY | 1995年 / 11卷 / 02期
基金
英国惠康基金;
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D O I
10.1016/0169-4758(95)80116-2
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Human filarial infection presents a spectrum of clinical states with two major poles: asymptomatic microfilaraemia and amicrofilaraemic chronic disease. Microfilaremia is associated with a Th1-type tolerance, and maximal IgG4 antibodies, while elephantiasis patients react across a broad range of immune parameters. In this review, Rick Maizels and his colleagues discuss recent advances in the immunology of human filariasis and present a summary of their latest studies in an endemic area of Indonesia.
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页码:50 / 56
页数:7
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