Parasitic Helminths: A Useful Resource for Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease Therapy
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چکیده
Helminths are multicellular eukaryotic invertebrates with complex life cycles and development. Nematodes (roundworms) and platyhelminths (flatworms) are 2 groups of helminths that colonize the interior of humans. The nematodes include most of intestinal wormsand the filarial worms, whereas the platyhelminths include the flukes, such as the schistosomes, and the tapeworms [1]. Unlike other pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, or protozoa, helminths do not proliferate within their final hosts and the worm burdens in individual hosts depend on the number of initial parasites.
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