Progress of research on host immune responses induced by hookworm infection and its potential therapeutic values / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
;
(6): 560-564, 2019.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-818544
ABSTRACT
Hookworm infection remains a global health concern, which threatens human health. Hookworm infection is widely prevalent across the world, notably in tropical and subtropical areas. Recently, with the in-depth study of the immunity of parasitic infections, the“bidirectional effect”of host immune responses induced by helminth infections (including hookworm infections) has become increasingly prominent. On one hand, an immune response is induced in the host to kill the infected worms; on the other hand, the host produces a series of immunological changes that are conducive to the maintenance of parasite survival. The immune state of the host is regulated by various complicated mechanisms, and this may lead to the reduction in the incidence of allergic and autoimmune diseases or alleviation of the disease symptoms, which provide new insights into the management of these allergic and autoimmune diseases. The present article reviewed the advances of host immune responses induced by hook-worm infection and its potential values in the treatment of allergic asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
Year:
2019
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