Health‐promoting worms? Prospects and pitfalls of helminth therapy

I Lamminpää, F Boem, A Amedei - BioEssays, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this manuscript, we explore the potential therapeutic use of helminths. After analyzing
helminths' role in connection with human health from the perspective of their symbiotic and …

Chitosan-ricobendazole complex: Synthesis, characterization and anthelmintic activity

A Blinov, V Orobets, E Kastarnova, A Gvozdenko… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Synthesis, characterization and assessment of therapeutic efficacy of chitosan-
ricobendazole complex were carried out for the first time in this work. Study of physico …

Taeniasis impacts human gut microbiome composition and function

W Mu, P Ma, Y Wang, Y Li, Y Ding, Y Zou, L Pu… - The ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Human taeniasis, caused by Taenia tapeworms, is a global parasitic disease with significant
implications for public health and food safety. These tapeworms can grow to considerable …

Echinococcus multilocularis serpin regulates macrophage polarization and reduces gut dysbiosis in colitis

X Li, Y Liu, Y Zou, J Zhang, Y Wang, Y Ding… - Infection and …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Helminths serve as principal regulators in modulating host immune responses, and their
excretory-secretory proteins are recognized as potential therapeutic agents for inflammatory …

Alterations of mouse gut microbiome in alveolar echinococcosis

Z Cui, F Du, W Yu, Z Wang, F Kong, Z Xie, Q Zhao… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) may affect the composition of the host's gut microbiota,
potentially disrupting the balance between the gut microbiota and metabolites …