NK T cells are a source of early interleukin-4 following infection with third-stage larvae of the filarial nematode Brugia pahangi |
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| Authors: | Balmer Paul Devaney Eileen |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Veterinary Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, Scotland. |
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| Abstract: | Infection of C57BL/6 mice with the third-stage larvae of Brugia pahangi results in a rapid expansion of NK1.1(+) T cells in the spleen and draining lymph nodes. NK T cells produced interleukin-4 in the spleen within 24 h of infection, and these cells were CD4(-). |
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