Journal article
STAT-6 Is an Absolute Requirement for Murine Rejection of Hymenolepis diminuta
Abstract
Infection with helminth parasites typically evokes a T helper 2-cell response in the mammalian host. Interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 are important in the rapid expulsion of parasitic nematodes, with the absence of either cytokine being compensated for by the other. However, the IL-4 and IL-13 common signaling molecule, signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT-6) appears to be mandatory for the spontaneous expulsion of enteric …
Authors
McKay DM; Khan WI
Journal
Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 89, No. 1, pp. 188–189
Publisher
American Society of Parasitologists
Publication Date
February 2003
DOI
10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0188:siaarf]2.0.co;2
ISSN
0022-3395