Schistosoma mansoni Infection Is Associated With Increased Monocytes and Fewer Natural Killer T Cells in the Female Genital Tract.

ABSTRACT: Schistosoma mansoni infection may impair genital mucosal antiviral immunity, but immune cell populations have not been well characterized. We characterized mononuclear cells from cervical brushings of women with and without S mansoni infection. We observed lower frequencies of natural killer T cells and higher frequencies of CD14⁺ monocytes in infected women.

SUBMITTER: Kingery JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801228 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature