The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Humboldt University, "To determine whether blood microfilariae directly act on blood monocytes and in vitro generated macrophages to induce a regulatory phenotype that interferes with innate and adaptive responses. Methodology and principal findings: Monocytes and in vitro generated ma...

Parasitic Diseases; Researchers at Humboldt University Report New Data on Filariasis (Brugia malayi Microfilariae Induce a Regulatory Monocyte/Macrophage Phenotype That Suppresses Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses)