Volkmann, LarsBain, OdileSaeftel, MichaelSpecht, SabineFischer, KerstinBrombacher, FrankMatthaei, KlausHoerauf, Achim2015-12-132015-12-130300-8584http://hdl.handle.net/1885/88534We compared the impact of IL-4 and IL-5 deficiency during the fully permissive infection of BALB/c mice with the rodent filaria Litomosoides sigmodontis. IL-5, in contrast to IL-4, is crucial for the containment of adult worms during short- and long-termKeywords: interleukin 4; interleukin 4 receptor; interleukin 5; animal cell; animal experiment; animal model; conference paper; controlled study; eosinophil; female; filariasis; infection sensitivity; inflammation; knockout mouse; male; microfilariasis; mouse; neut Eosinophils; Interleukin-4; Interleukin-5; Murine filariasis; Neutrophils20032015-12-12