IL-5 contributes to worm expulsion and muscle hypercontractility in a primary T. spiralis infection
Vallence, Bruce; Blennerhasset, P; Deng, Y; Matthaei, Klaus; Young, I M; Collins, Stephen Frederick
Description
Enteric nematode infections lead to increased interleukin (IL)-5 expression, eosinophilic inflammation, and intestinal smooth muscle hypercontractility. Although eosinophils release inflammatory mediators that cause smooth muscle contraction, the role of
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 1999 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/92468 |
Source: | American Journal of Physiology: Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology |
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