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British Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting
Author(s) -
Nanayakkar, G. R.,
Bartlett, A.,
Whitfield, P.J.,
Brown, Marc,
Groves, R. W.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07822.x
Subject(s) - dermatology , medicine , medline , family medicine , political science , law
The human parasite Schistosoma mansoni is known to modulate host immune responses in order to promote its own survival. However, studies investigating the interaction between the skin-invading cercarial stage and cells of the epidermis and immune system are limited and largely based on animal models. In this study we have used cultured human skin cells and human skin explants to gain further insight into the immunobiology of cercarial/skin interaction