
Transforming growth factor-beta expression by host cells is elicited locally by the filarial nematode Onchocerca volvulus in hyporeactive patients independently from Wolbachia
Keywords: سرکوب سیستم ایمنی; Filariasis; Onchocerca volvulus; Wolbachia; TGF-beta; Immunosuppression; Macrophages; T-lymphocytes; Plasma cells; Immunohistochemistry; Ivermectin; Doxycycline; HIV infections