涉及Tfh细胞的不同反应在急性实验模型中延迟了寄生虫特异性抗体的产生

Ana Carolina Leão1,2, Maria Jose Villar1,2, Rakesh Adhikari1,2

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States.

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概括

被Trypanosoma cruzi感染的小鼠表现出不同的免疫反应. BALB/c小鼠具有强烈但不特定的抗体反应,而C57BL/6小鼠具有较弱,更有针对性的反应,有助于寄生虫清除.

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