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Using Eggs from Schistosoma mansoni as an In vivo Model of Helminth-induced Lung Inflammation
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Immunologie und Infektion
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JoVE Journal Immunologie und Infektion
Using Eggs from Schistosoma mansoni as an In vivo Model of Helminth-induced Lung Inflammation

Using Eggs from Schistosoma mansoni as an In vivo Model of Helminth-induced Lung Inflammation

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June 05, 2012

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09:58 min
June 05, 2012

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Schistosoma mansoni eggs are potent stimulators of the T helper type 2 (Th2) immune response, characteristic of parasite infection, asthma and allergic inflammation. This protocol utilizes S. mansoni egg injection to generate a CD4 Th2 cytokine-induced inflammatory response in the lung, characterized by lung granuloma formation around the egg, eosinophilia and macrophage alternative activation.

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