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Knockout of IRF4 in myeloid cells also inhibited the expansion and functionality of MDSCs by downregulating programmed death ligand 2 (PD-L2) expression and interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1\u03b1) secretion in mice infected with <jats:italic>S. japonicum<\/jats:italic>. Mechanistic studies revealed that IRF4 deficiency inhibited the expansion and function of MDSCs and that this inhibition was mediated by the STAT3 and AKT signaling pathways. 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