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 …

Helminth infections are ubiquitous worldwide and can trigger potent immune responses that
differ from and potentially antagonize host protective responses to microbial pathogens. In …

Worldwide, more than a billion people are infected with helminths. These worm infections
generally do not lead to mortality, however, they are chronic in nature and can lead to …

Human co-infection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths is ubiquitous throughout
Africa, although its public health significance remains a topic for which there are many …

Chronic helminth infections induce strong type 2 and regulatory immune responses and are
known to influence immune activity to other antigens such as allergens and vaccines. Since …

AIDS and the Ecology of Poverty combines the insights of economics and biology to explain
the spread of HIV/AIDS and deliver a telling critique of AIDS policy. Drawing on a wealth of …

Although the molecules and cells involved in triggering immune responses against parasitic
worms (helminths) remain enigmatic, research has continued to implicate expansions of T …

In the tropics, helminths are among the most common chronic infections of humans and
Plasmodium infections the most deadly. As these two groups of parasites have similar …

Since Furchgott, Ignarro and Murad won the Nobel prize in 1998 for their work on the role of
nitric oxide (NO) as a signaling molecule, many reports have shown the seemingly limitless …

Recent studies in Africa and Asia indicate that different helminthic infections adversely affect
the clinical outcome of malaria infections. This suggests that helminths can influence the …