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Temporal Changes in Total Serum Immunoglobulin E Levels in East German Children and the Effect of Potential Predictors [PDF]
, 2011 Background: Elevated total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels are a prominent feature of allergic and parasitic diseases. An epidemiologic study was conducted in East German children to describe trends in the development of total serum IgE levels and ...
Brüske, Irene +5 more
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Antigens of parasitic helminths in diagnosis, protection and pathology
Parasitology, 1989 SUMMARYA thorough study of parasitic helminth antigens is a pre-requisite for control programmes based on accurate immunochemical diagnosis, protection by vaccination and perhaps immune modulation to diminish pathological sequelae. Studies should be directed at the identification of those stage- or age-specific surface, secreted and somatic antigens ...
R M, Parkhouse, L J, Harrison
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 BackgroundHelminths can modulate the host immune response to Plasmodium falciparum and can therefore affect the risk of clinical malaria. We assessed here the effect of helminth infections on both the immunogenicity and efficacy of the GMZ2 malaria ...
Odilon Nouatin +24 more
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Menstrual disorders in rural Gambia.
, 2003 As part of a community-based reproductive morbidity survey in rural Gambia, the prevalence and association of menstrual disorders with sociodemographic characteristics and other reproductive morbidities, and with knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs ...
Coleman, Rosalind +5 more
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Anisakis pegreffii impacts differentiation and function of human dendritic cells [PDF]
, 2018 Human dendritic cells (DCs) show remarkably phenotypic changes when matured in presence of helminth-derived products. These modifications frequently elicited a polarization towards Th2 cells and regulatory T cells thus contributing to immunological ...
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Exploring the immunology of parasitism--from surface antigens to the hygiene hypothesis [PDF]
, 2009 Helminth immunology is a field which has changed beyond recognition in the past 30 years, transformed not only by new technologies from cDNA cloning to flow cytometry, but also conceptually as our definition of host immune pathways has matured.
Maizels, R M
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Misoprostol in the management of the third stage of labour in the home delivery setting in rural Gambia: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2005 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of 600 microg oral misoprostol on postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) and postpartum anaemia in a low income country home birth situation. DESIGN: Double blind randomised controlled trial.
Blum, Jennifer +6 more
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Training the Fetal Immune System Through Maternal Inflammation-A Layered Hygiene Hypothesis. [PDF]
, 2020 Over the last century, the alarming surge in allergy and autoimmune disease has led to the hypothesis that decreasing exposure to microbes, which has accompanied industrialization and modern life in the Western world, has fundamentally altered the immune
Apostol, April C +2 more
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Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 Muluneh Ademe,1 Friehiwot Girma2 1Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Health Sciences, College ...
Ademe M, Girma F
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Evaluating Helminth to Treat Type 2 Diabetes – A Review [PDF]
WMJ (Warmadewa Medical Journal), 2019 Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is characterized by lacking production of insulin and impaired insulin sensitivity. Despite the availability of antidiabetic drugs on the market, exploration of new therapeutic drugs for treating T2D from nature remains necessary ...
Made Dharmesti Wijaya +1 more
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