Interactions of helminths with macrophages: therapeutic potential for inflammatory intestinal disease
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Review article: helminths as therapeutic agents for inflammatory bowel disease.
Over the last decade major advances have been made in our understanding of the mechanisms and mediators of inflammation that hold the promise of the development of new therapies for inflammatory disease. While much is to be gleaned from the application of new technologies, assessment of the age-old host-parasite relationship may also provide insights on how to counter pathological inflammatory ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1747-4124,1747-4132
DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2018.1505498