Abstract
SUMMARYThe inflammatory responses to lymphatic filariae and to Onchocerca volvulus are reviewed with particular attention to (1) evolutionary biology; (2) inflammatory host spectrum; (3) non-specific components; (4) immunoregulation; (5) immune evasion versus immunomodulation; (6) chronic tissue damage and scarring and (7) disease models. Basic principles of pathogenesis are emphasized, comparisons drawn with schistosome infection, and critical items of missing information are highlighted.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Animal Science and Zoology,Parasitology
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