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. 1990 Jul 1;172(1):399-402.
doi: 10.1084/jem.172.1.399.

Regulation of parasite-induced eosinophilia: selectively increased interleukin 5 production in helminth-infected patients

A P Limaye  1 , J S Abrams, J E Silver, E A Ottesen, T B Nutman
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Regulation of parasite-induced eosinophilia: selectively increased interleukin 5 production in helminth-infected patients

A P Limaye et al. J Exp Med. .

Abstract

Production of the eosinophilogenic cytokines interleukin 3 (IL-3), granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), and IL-5 by mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells was compared between 11 noneosinophilic individuals and seven patients with helminth-induced eosinophilia. Both the kinetics and quantities of IL-3 and GM-CSF were similar in the two groups. In contrast, IL-5 production at both the protein and the mRNA level was markedly greater in the eosinophilic patients, an observation suggesting that IL-5 may be particularly important in mediating the selective eosinophilia seen in filarial and other helminth infections.

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