Immunoregulation by Taenia crassiceps and Its Antigens

Figure 1

The initial Th1 response to T. crassiceps is rapidly replaced by a Th2 response by the third or fourth week after infection. This shift is accompanied by a change in macrophage phenotype, as the early CAM population is replaced by a dominant AAM population. Moreover, an increase in parasite burden can be observed when the AAM population and the dominant Th2 response are established.