Helminths are multicellular eukaryotic parasites that infect over one quarter of the world's
population. Through coevolution with the human immune system, these organisms have …

Helminth parasite infections are associated with a battery of immunomodulatory
mechanisms that affect all facets of the host immune response to ensure their persistence …

Helminth is a nonphylogenetic term that refers to multicellular animals (or metazoans) that
have adopted a parasitic lifestyle in mammalian hosts. They are more commonly referred to …

Immunology was founded by studying the body's response to infectious microorganisms,
and yet microbial prokaryotes only tell half the story of the immune system. Eukaryotic …

Important insights have recently been gained in our understanding of how host immune
responses mediate resistance to parasitic helminths and control associated pathological …

Helminth parasites infect almost one-third of the world's population, primarily in tropical
regions. However, regions where helminth parasites are endemic record much lower …

Immune regulation by parasites is a global concept that includes suppression, diversion,
and conversion of the host immune response to the benefit of the pathogen. While many …

Parasitic infections are a major theme in the “hygiene hypothesis”, as allergies and
autoimmune diseases are less prevalent in countries with higher burdens of helminths and …

Helminth parasites are complex metazoans that belong to different taxonomic families but
that collectively share the capacity to downregulate the host immune response directed …

The vertebrate immune system has evolved in concert with a broad range of infectious
agents, including ubiquitous helminth (worm) parasites. The constant pressure of helminth …