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Parasitic worms or helminths (pronounced /ˈhɛlmɪnθs/ ) are a division of eukaryotic parasites that, unlike external parasites such as lice and fleas, live inside their host. They are worm-lik...
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The underlying mechanisms behind down-regulation of cellular proliferative responses during helminth infections remain unknown, although recent studies have suggested that host macrophages may be alternatively activated by the parasite to effect suppression via a contact-dependent mechanism (69, 71), via the production...
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We review here the multiple layers of immunoregulation that have now been discovered in helminth infection and discuss both the cellular and the molecular interactions involved. ... The sum effect of these changes to host reactivity is to create an anti-inflammatory environment, which is most favorable to parasite survival.
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A protective helminth parasite antigen which is characterized by processing aminopeptidase-like activity and which, in native form, is an integral membrane protein associated with the gut microvilli o ... A protective helminth parasite antigen which is characterized by processing aminopeptidase-like activity and which,
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Advances in the Treatment of Intestinal Helminths, Parasites, Worms, August 1, 2009 ... Intestinal helminth infestations most commonly affect travelers, migrant laborers, refugees, children of foreign adoptions, and the homeless. Parasitic infections may be associated with day care centers and overseas travel.
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T-Cell Regulation in Helminth Parasite Infections: Implications for Inflammatory Diseases; Maizels R, Yazdanbakhsh M; Blaser K (ed): T Cell Regulation in Allergy, Asthma and Atopic Skin Diseases. Chem Immunol Allergy.
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Scanning electron microscopy succeeded in augmenting these data by revealing novel microtopographical features of the host-parasite relationship, as well as proving invaluable in helminth taxonomy and in assessing the efficacy of test substances in drug screens.
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Infection with a Helminth Parasite Attenuates Autoimmunity through TGF-β-Mediated Suppression of Th17 and Th1 Responses1 ... Infection was associated with suppression of parasite-specific Th1 and Th2 responses, which was reversed in IL-10-defective mice. Infection with F. hepatica also exerted bystander suppression of...
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Infection with a Helminth Parasite Prevents Experimental Colitis via a Macrophage-Mediated Mechanism1 ... We examined whether infection with Schistosoma mansoni, a trematode parasite, altered the susceptibility of mice to colitis induced by dextran sodium sulfate (DSS). Mice infected with schistosome worms were refractory...
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the epidemiology of helminthic infections and the efficacy of parasite treatment among rural South African primary school children in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. ... Parasite Egg Count...
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