Chronic helminth infections induce immunomodulation: consequences and mechanisms

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2007
Worldwide, more than a billion people are infected with helminths. These worm infections generally do not lead to mortality, however, they are chronic in nature and can lead to considerable morbidity. Immunologically these infections are interesting; chronic helminth infections are characterized by …
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Authors van Riet E;Hartgers FC;Yazdanbakhsh M;;
Journal immunobiology
Year 2007
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE review animals humans pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine research support non-u.s. gov't t-lymphocytes prevalence chronic disease communicable diseases / immunology helminths / immunology* pmid:17544832 doi:10.1016/j.imbio.2007.03.009 elly van riet franca c hartgers maria yazdanbakhsh allergens / immunology autoantigens / immunology dendritic cells / immunology helminthiasis / immunology* helminthiasis / mortality host-parasite interactions / immunology hypersensitivity / immunology immunologic factors / immunology* signal transduction / immunology* regulatory / immunology* th2 cells / immunology* toll-like receptors / immunology vaccines / immunology vaccines / pharmacology

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