Schistosome Egg Antigens Elicit a Proinflammatory Response by Trophoblast Cells of the Human Placenta

Schistosomiasis affects nearly 40 million women of reproductive age. Many of these women are infected while pregnant and lactating. Several studies have demonstrated transplacental trafficking of schistosome antigens; however, little is known regarding how these antigens affect the developing fetus...

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Main Authors: McDonald, Emily A., Kurtis, Jonathan D., Acosta, Luz, Gundogan, Fusun, Sharma, Surendra, Pond-Tor, Sunthorn, Wu, Hai-wei, Friedman, Jennifer F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Host Response and Inflammation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3584891/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23250950
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.01149-12
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