Interactions between helminth parasites and allergy
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Throughout evolution, both helminths and bacteria have inhabited our intestines. As intestinal helminths and bacteria inhabit the same environmental niche, it is likely that these organisms interact with, and impact on, each other. In addition, intestinal helminths are well known to alter intestinal physiology, permeability, mucous secretion and the production of antimicrobial peptides - all of...
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1 Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy 2 Serviço de Imunologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), 40110-160 Salvador, BA, Brazil 3 Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1528-4050
DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e32831f44a6