Epidermal Keratinocytes Initiate Wound Healing and Pro-Inflammatory Immune Responses Following Percutaneous Schistosome Infection

    January 2015 in “ International journal for parasitology/International Journal for Parasitology ”
    Claire D. Bourke, Catriona T. Prendergast, David E. Sanin … Adrian P. Mountford
    Studysummary This study found that Schistosoma mansoni cercariae stimulate epidermal keratinocytes in mice, initiating pro-inflammatory responses and barrier repair mechanisms akin to those in wound healing.
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