Includes abstract. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-111). / Interleukin-4 receptor alpha (IL-4Ra) signaling, mediated by the ligands IL-4 and IL- 13, is important for effective host protection during murine Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (N. brasiliensis) and Schistosoma mansoni (S. manson!) infection. Among other cell types, IL-4Ra responsive smooth muscle cells influence immunological responses and are needed for host protection during N. brasiliensis and S. mansoni infection.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/12245 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Brombacher, Tiroyaone M H |
| Contributors | Brombacher, Frank |
| Publisher | University of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Immunology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD |
| Format | application/pdf |
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