Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
The curious case of a cryptic Cryptosporidium and a missing dendritic cell subset.
- Journal:
- Trends in parasitology
- Year:
- 2022
- Authors:
- Lee, Donguk et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Pathology · United States
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Animal models for studying immune responses to Cryptosporidium, a parasite that causes gastrointestinal disease, have been a challenge due to the parasite's poor infectivity in mice. Russler-Germain et al. discovered a 'commensal' strain of Cryptosporidium, capable of stable infection and vertical transmission, that elicits a T helper type 1 (Th1) response to promote intestinal homeostasis.
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