Correction to: Schistosomiasis-from immunopathology to vaccines

Abstract

The original version of this article inadvertently missed out to display the correct acknowledgement for Fig. 2. The corrected part of legend of Fig. 2 is given below.

Fig. 2

Features of schistosome-induced granuloma formation. Adult schistosome worm pairs residing in mesenteric veins produce eggs some of which become entrapped in the host’s liver (or other organs) tissue where they evoke a dominant CD4(+) T_H2 immune response mediated by IL-4 and IL-13. This leads to the development of granulomas and fibrosis with hepatic stellate cells, macrophages, lymphocytes, neutrophils, and eosinophils, all identified as major cellular contributors to these events. a Major cellular populations located within and adjacent to the hepatic granuloma induced in either S. japonicum or S. mansoni infection. Whereas a dense population of eosinophils are present at the core of a S. mansoni-induced hepatic granuloma, the core in a S. japonicum infection is comprised chiefly of neutrophils. Chemokine-binding proteins secreted by the eggs of S. mansoni eggs bind neutrophil chemoattractant C-X-C-motif chemokine ligand 8 (CXCL8), thereby blocking the infiltration of neutrophils to the granuloma. In contrast, these proteins do not bind to eosinophil chemoattractant CC-chemokine ligand 11 (CCL11) and, therefore, do not inhibit the recruitment of eosinophils. b A granuloma in the liver of a S. mansoni-infected mouse with hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). Part a adapted with permission from Chuah, C., Jones, M. K., Burke, M. L., McManus, D. P. & Gobert, G. N. Cellular and chemokine-mediated regulation in schistosome-induced hepatic pathology. Trends Parasitol. 30, 141–150 (2014), Elsevier. Part b courtesy of A. M. O. Kildemoes, University of Copenhagen, Denmark