Original language | English |
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Article number | e12566 |
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Journal | Parasite Immunology |
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Volume | 40 |
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Issue number | 8 |
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Early online date | 19 Jun 2018 |
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State | Published - Aug 2018 |
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Trichuris muris is a natural mouse helminth pathogen which establishes infection specifically in the caecum and proximal colon. The rapid expulsion of T. muris in resistant mouse strains is associated with the induction of a protective T helper cell type 2 (Th2)-polarised immune response. Susceptible mouse strains, in contrast, mount an inappropriate Th1 response to T. muris infection. Expression of the chemokine CXCL13 by stromal follicular dendritic cells attracts CXCR5-expressing cells towards the B cell follicles. Previous studies using a complex in vivo depletion model have suggested that CXCR5-expressing conventional dendritic cells (cDC) help regulate the induction of Th2-polarized responses. Here, transgenic with CXCR5- deficiency specifically restricted to CD11c+ cells were used to determine whether the specific absence CXCR5 on CD11c+ cells such as cDC would influence susceptibility to oral T. muris
- Trichuris muris, helminth, dendritic cell, CXCR5, ntestine, mucosal
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