MBP and infection: In order to investigate whether the protective role of eosinophils seen in primary Mf infection and indeed the lung pathology associated with Mf infection is mediated by eosinophil granule proteins, we infected mice specifically lacking either eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) or major basic protein (MBP) and investigated their ability to clear Mf and their development of nematode-induced pathology.