[PDF][PDF] Effects of helminth co-infections on COVID-19 outcome

L Chacín-Bonilla - J Allergy Infect Dis, 2024 - probiologists.com
Helminths exert systemic immunomodulatory effects characterized by a deviation to a Th2
pattern cytokines. The potential detrimental influence of preexisting helminths infections on …

The influence of helminth immune regulation on COVID-19 clinical outcomes: is it beneficial or detrimental?

M Ademe, F Girma - Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Immunologically, chronic worm infections prevent themselves from strong immune
responses by skewing the host response towards a T helper 2 (Th2) type. The regulatory …

Will helminth co-infection modulate COVID-19 severity in endemic regions?

RS Bradbury, D Piedrafita, A Greenhill… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
As COVID-19 spreads through the world, most cases to date are in middle-and high-income
nations. The impact on resource-poor nations remains unknown. Amongst many factors …

Helminths and COVID-19 co-infections: a neglected critical challenge

A Abdoli - ACS pharmacology & translational science, 2020 - ACS Publications
Helminth infections are among the most common infectious diseases in underdeveloped
countries. Helminths suppress the host immune responses and consequently mitigate …

Immunomodulation of COVID‐19 severity by helminth co‐infection: Implications for COVID‐19 vaccine efficacy

Y Akelew, H Andualem, E Ebrahim… - Immunity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), an emerging virus in late
2019 causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), has caused a catastrophic effect …

The Potential Nexus between Helminths and SARS‐CoV‐2 Infection: A Literature Review

HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb, L Alkazmi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic helminth infections (CHIs) can induce immunological tolerance through the
upregulation of regulatory T cells. In coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), abnormal …

Helminth coinfection and COVID-19: an alternate hypothesis

R Hays, D Pierce, P Giacomin, A Loukas… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
In their recently published commentary, Bradbury and colleagues [1] drew attention to the
possible negative interactions between helminth infection and COVID-19 severity in …

Role of neglected parasitic diseases in the era of COVID-19 pandemics

M Sharbatkhori, M Montazeri, S Besharat… - Annals of …, 2022 - agro.icm.edu.pl
There are some doubts about the exact relationship between neglected infectious diseases
(NIDs) and COVID-19 disease, which remains to be clearly defined. The present review …

COVID-19 and helminth infection: beyond the Th1/Th2 paradigm

AE Paniz-Mondolfi, JD Ramírez… - PLOS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
In a recent commentary, Bradbury and colleagues raise concerns regarding the potential
influence of preexisting helminth infections on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVIDAU …

Implications of helminth immunomodulation on COVID-19 co-infections

N Chacon, L Chacin-Bonilla, IM Cesar - Life Res., 2021 - scholarworks.utrgv.edu
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and helminths infections can be in a
synergistic epidemic in developing and suburban areas of industrialized countries. The …