Alessandra Siracusano

TL;DR: Findings confirm that AgB plays a role in the escape from early immunity by inhibiting PMN chemotaxis and add new information on the host-parasite relationship, suggesting thatAgB exploits the activation of T helper cells by eliciting a nonprotective Th2 cell response.

TL;DR: Results suggest that E. granulosus escapes host immunosurveillance in two ways: by interfering with monocyte differentiation and by modulating DC maturation.

TL;DR: In vitro and in vivo immunological approaches, together with molecular biology and immunoproteomic technologies, provided exciting insights into the mechanisms involved in the initiation of E. granulosus infection and the consequent induction and regulation of the immune response.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effectiveness of pharmacological treatment in human hydatid disease (Echinococcus granulosus infection) by using immunoblotting and ELISA.

TL;DR: The findings underline the need to standardize techniques and antigenic preparations and to improve the performance of immunodiagnosis by characterizing new antigens and detecting distinct immunoglobulin classes.