In a study published in the journal Science Immunology, Helmholtz Munich researcher Prof. Julia Esser-von Bieren and her team describe their findings concerning how worm (helminth) parasites evade host immune defenses. The helminths use a protein called helminth glutamate dehydrogenase (heGDH). When heGDH is internalized by the host’s macrophages (a type of immune white blood…
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