Characterization of memory T cells in individuals resistant to Schistosoma mansoni infection.
Robson da Paixão de SouzaMaria Ilma AraújoDiego Mota LopesTarcísio Vila Verde Santana de AlmeidaBrady PageRicardo Riccio OliveiraEdgar M CarvalhoLuciana Santos CardosoPublished in: Parasite immunology (2019)
These data suggest that resistance to S mansoni infection may be associated with an increase in the number of CD4+ memory T cells and susceptibility to infection is associated with a decrease in the central memory cell as well as high proportions of effector memory cells.