Alain Dessein

IL-17 and IL-22 are associated with protection against human kala azar caused by Leishmania donovani

Maíra Galdino da Rocha Pitta, Audrey Romano, Sandrine Cabantous et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2009 · 263 citations · Full text

Immunology, Innate Immunity, Immune System +16

Severe Hepatic Fibrosis in Schistosoma mansoni Infection Is Controlled by a Major Locus That Is Closely Linked to the Interferon-γ Receptor Gene

Alain Dessein, Dominique Hillaire, Nasr Eldin Elwali et al. · The American Journal of Human Genetics · 1999 · 207 citations · Full text

Severe Hepatic Fibrosis, Parasitic Disease, Immunodeficiencies +19

The major parasite surface antigen associated with human resistance to schistosomiasis is a 37-kD glyceraldehyde-3P-dehydrogenase.

Véronica Goudot-Crozel, Damien Caillol, Malek Djabali et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1989 · 187 citations · Full text

Schistosoma Mansoni, Parasitic Disease, Immunology +17

Cytokine Regulation of Periportal Fibrosis in Humans Infected with <i>Schistosoma mansoni</i>: IFN-γ Is Associated with Protection Against Fibrosis and TNF-α with Aggravation of Disease

Sandrine Henri, Christophe Chevillard, Adil Mergani et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2002 · 183 citations · Full text

Evidence for the segregation of a major gene in human susceptibility/resistance to infection by Schistosoma mansoni.

Laurent Abel, Florence Démenais, A. Prata et al. · PubMed · 1991 · 156 citations