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Hymenolepis nana

RATIONALE There is evidence that parasitic helminths can ameliorate colitis in animal models and humans. Although infections with Hymenolepis sp. are clinically benign, the immunomodulatory interactions between host and parasite are largely unknown. PATIENT CONCERNS In this study we examined the intestinal mucosa of an adult asymptomatic patient harboring adult and larval dwarf tapeworms (Hym...

Hymenolepis Nana

Sill,?Captain Stewart begins his note on Hymenolepis nana, in the June number of the Indian Medical Gazette, with the words, " Ah far as the literature at the disposal of the present writer permits of a statement, Hymenole/iis nana has been recorded on one occasion only from India, nnmely, by Capt:iin M. Foster lleaney from the Ward a district. (6)." Number (6) in Captain Stewart's references r...

Eradication of Hymenolepis Nana Infection

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION SPN NanA mutant and heterologous expression of NanA in Lactococcus lactis

Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN; pneumococcus) accounts for 50% of bacterial meningitis in humans. This often devastating infection car­ ries a 30% mortality rate, and up to half of survivors experience neurological sequelae reflecting a wide spectrum of brain injuries, including cortical neuronal necrosis and hippo­ campal neuronal apoptosis (Koedel et al., 2002; van de Beek et al., 2004; Weisfe...

Cytokine production in Hymenolepis nana infection.

BACKGROUND Although many experimental studies provide convincing evidence that type II immunity is protective against helminths, recent data in mice demonstrate that Th1 is also important in some cestodes like Hymenolepis nana. OBJECTIVES To identify the role of Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes in immunity against H. nana, the levels of IL-12, IFNgamma, IL-5, and IL-13 were determined in serum of huma...