›› 2007, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (1): 17-76.

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Research Progress in Immunopathogenesis of Cystic Echinococcosis

ZHU You-ming 1;LI Wen-gui 2   

  1. 1 Department of Infectious Diseases,the First Affiliated Hospital,Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400016,China;2 Key Laboratory of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases,Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400016,China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2007-02-28 Published:2007-02-28
  • Contact: LI Wen-gui

Abstract: This article reviews the immunopathogenesis of cystic echinococcosis in the following seven aspects: innate immunity,establishment phase immunity,cystic phase immunity,influencing factor of CD4+ T cell polarization, cytokine function in infected host, Echinococcus granulosus infection and allergy,and immune evasion mechanism.

Key words: Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcosis, Immune mechanism