Role of Interleukin-6 in the Control of Acute and Chronic Giardia lamblia Infections in Mice
AUTOR(ES)
Zhou, Ping
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
In this study, we investigated the role of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in Giardia lamblia infections in mice. Elevated IL-6 expression was found in wild-type mice 15 days postinfection. Furthermore, IL-6-deficient mice controlled infections only slowly although normal immunoglobulin A production was observed. Thus, IL-6 is necessary for early control of acute G. lamblia infections.
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