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:Helminths parasites undergo developmental changes and migration within their definitive host, in addition to establishing chronic infection. Essential to this is the evasion of host immune responses; the canonical Th2 response is effective at removing parasites resident in the intestine. Conversely, helminths also promote the development of antigen-specific anergy and regulation. This often limits pathology but allows parasite survival, parasite effectors mediating this are the subject of intense study. They may be useful as future vaccine targets or xenogenic therapeutics. Fasciola hepatica possesses a family of TGF-like molecules of which one member, FhTLM, is capable of promoting intrinsic and extrinsic effects. Here we review the extrinsic effects of FhTLM on the host macrophage and its consequences for protective immunity. This review also discusses the specificities of FhTLM in light a very recent description of a nematode TGF-β mimic and the effects of endogenous TGF-β.
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Curr Opin Microbioljournal_title
Current opinion in microbiologyauthors
Musah-Eroje M,Flynn RJdoi
10.1016/j.mib.2018.09.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-12-01 00:00:00pages
80-85eissn
1369-5274issn
1879-0364pii
S1369-5274(17)30219-9journal_volume
46pub_type
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