Helminths have evolved to become experts at subverting immune surveillance. Through
potent and persistent immune tempering, helminths can remain undetected in human …

Allergic diseases are on the increase globally in parallel with a decrease in parasitic
infection. The inverse association between parasitic infections and allergy at an ecological …

Parasitic nematodes are highly successful pathogens, inflicting disease on humans, animals
and plants. Despite great differences in their life cycles, host preference and transmission …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex, inflammatory, and autoimmune disease
triggered by complicated interactions of different factors. A major contributor to morbidity and …

Background Helminths immunomodulate the host immune system by secreting proteins to
create an inhibitory environment as a strategy for survival in the host. As a bystander effect …

Background The hygiene hypothesis proposed in 1989 expresses that allergic and
infectious diseases are inversely related. Accordingly, it has been demonstrated that …

One of the most rapidly increasing human public health problems is obesity, whose
sequelae like type-2 diabetes, represent continuously worsening, life-long conditions. Over …

Background Angiostrongylus cantonensis, an important foodborne parasite, can induce
serious eosinophilic meningitis in non-permissive hosts, such as mouse and human …

An unusual aspect of the biology of nematodes is the covalent attachment of
phosphorylcholine (PC) to carbohydrate in glycoconjugates. Investigation of the structure of …

The inverse relationship between helminth infections and the development of immune-
mediated diseases is a cornerstone of the hygiene hypothesis and studies were carried out …