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11472556

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
Our understanding of how the host immune response influences the risk of developing disease has changed dramatically over the past decade. Previously, the spectrum of disease associated with lymphatic filariasis was largely attributed to the nature of the host immune response. Now, we appreciate that the duration and intensity of infection and possibly the direct influence of parasite-derived molecules also determine the risk of disease. Individuals chronically infected with lymphatic filariasis generally have an impaired lymphocyte proliferation response to filarial antigens and favour Th2-type cytokine responses. This ability to down-modulate the host immune response may help protect the host from disease. Defects in antigen-presenting cell (APC) function appear to participate in this acquired immune hyporesponsiveness, although the mechanisms as to how this occurs are poorly understood. Here, we present evidence that repeated exposure to infective stage larvae and their secreted products may stimulate basophils and mast cells to related products that may impair APC function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0141-9838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
363-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Transmission intensity and human immune responses to lymphatic filariasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Geographic Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106-4983, USA. cxk21@po.cwru.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review