›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 14-234-238.

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Progress on IL-27 in Immunity to Important Protozoan Parasitic Infections

TONG Xin-xin,LV Fang-li*   

  1. Department of Parasitology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University;Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510080,China
  • Online:2014-06-30 Published:2014-09-17

Abstract: Parasitic infection can stimulate a series of immune responses and lead to changes in cytokines. This paper focuses on the progress on the role of IL-27 in immunity to some protozoan infection, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, Leishmania, Plasmodium, and Trypanosoma cruzi.

Key words: Interleukin-27, Protozoa, Infection, Immune response