Impact of Albendazole on Cytokine and Chemokine Response Profiles in Echinococcus multilocularis-Inoculated Mice.

Albendazole administration influenced the balance of immune response and promotes the secretion of proinflammatory factors which is beneficial to parasite clearance. IL-23 seems to be associated with the successful albendazole treatment in mice with E. multilocularis infection; such a change could be translated into clinical application in the near future.