Open AccessAlternatively Activated and Immunoregulatory Monocytes in Human Filarial Infections
Author(s) -
Subash Babu,
V. Kumaraswami,
Thomas B. Nutman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/599090
Subject(s) - biology , arginase , brugia malayi , immunology , mannose receptor , cd163 , amphiregulin , cytokine , phenotype , macrophage , receptor , gene , filariasis , growth factor , in vitro , biochemistry , amino acid , arginine , helminths
Monocytes/macrophages from filaria-infected animals exhibit an alternatively activated phenotype; however, very little is known about the alternative activation phenotype of monocytes in human filarial infection.
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