Schistosomiasis Mansoni-Recruited Eosinophils: An Overview in the Granuloma Context

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Abstract
Eosinophils are remarkably recruited during schistosomiasis mansoni, one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide. These cells actively migrate and accumulate at sites of granulomatous inflammation termed granulomas, the main pathological feature of this disease. Eosinophils colonize granulomas as a robust cell population and establish complex interactions with other immune cells and with the granuloma microenvironment. Eosinophils are the most abundant cells in granulomas induced by Schistosoma mansoni infection, but their functions during this disease remain unclear and even controversial. Here, we explore the current information on eosinophils as components of Schistosoma mansoni granulomas in both humans and natural and experimental models and their potential significance as central cells triggered by this infection.
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  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (406019/2021-5, 309734/2018-5)
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Ensino Superior

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