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Project

Unraveling the role of IL-17A in the intestinal immune response against the protozoan parasites Giardia duodenalis and Giardia muris.
Code
3F018314
Duration
01 October 2014 → 30 September 2018
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Biochemistry and metabolism
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
    • Palliative care and end-of-life care
    • Regenerative medicine
    • Other basic sciences
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
    • Palliative care and end-of-life care
    • Regenerative medicine
    • Other clinical sciences
    • Other health sciences
    • Nursing
    • Other paramedical sciences
    • Immunology
    • Laboratory medicine
    • Medical biochemistry and metabolism
    • Palliative care and end-of-life care
    • Regenerative medicine
    • Other translational sciences
    • Other medical and health sciences
Keywords
parasitic infection IL-17
 
Project description

The aim of this project is to fill a gap in the current knowledge on how IL-17A affects the mucosal immune response against the unicellular parasites Giardia duodenalis en Giardia muris