Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm

J Bethony, S Brooker, M Albonico, SM Geiger… - The lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
The three main soil-transmitted helminth infections, ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm,
are common clinical disorders in man. The gastrointestinal tract of a child living in poverty in …

[HTML][HTML] Helminth immunoregulation: the role of parasite secreted proteins in modulating host immunity

JP Hewitson, JR Grainger, RM Maizels - Molecular and biochemical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Helminths are masterful immunoregulators. A characteristic feature of helminth infection is a
Th2-dominated immune response, but stimulation of immunoregulatory cell populations …

Hookworm infection

PJ Hotez, S Brooker, JM Bethony… - … England Journal of …, 2004 - Mass Medical Soc
In areas of rural poverty in the tropics and subtropics, more than 700 million persons are
infected with the parasites Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. The adult …

Immunomodulation by helminth parasites: defining mechanisms and mediators

HJ McSorley, JP Hewitson, RM Maizels - International journal for …, 2013 - Elsevier
Epidemiological and interventional human studies, as well as experiments in animal
models, strongly indicate that helminth parasitic infections can confer protection from …

The CAP superfamily: cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins—roles in reproduction, cancer, and immune defense

GM Gibbs, K Roelants, MK O'bryan - Endocrine reviews, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins (CAP)
superfamily members are found in a remarkable range of organisms spanning each of the …

The sterol‐binding activity of PATHOGENESIS‐RELATED PROTEIN 1 reveals the mode of action of an antimicrobial protein

J Gamir, R Darwiche, P Van't Hof… - The Plant …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenesis‐related proteins played a pioneering role 50 years ago in the discovery of
plant innate immunity as a set of proteins that accumulated upon pathogen challenge. The …

The genome and developmental transcriptome of the strongylid nematode Haemonchus contortus

EM Schwarz, PK Korhonen, BE Campbell, ND Young… - Genome biology, 2013 - Springer
Background The barber's pole worm, Haemonchus contortus, is one of the most
economically important parasites of small ruminants worldwide. Although this parasite can …

Generalized urticaria induced by the Na-ASP-2 hookworm vaccine: implications for the development of vaccines against helminths

DJ Diemert, AG Pinto, J Freire, A Jariwala… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Necator americanus Ancylostoma-secreted protein 2 (Na-ASP-2) is
secreted by infective hookworm larvae on entry into human hosts. Vaccination of laboratory …

Roadmap to developing a recombinant coronavirus S protein receptor-binding domain vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome

S Jiang, ME Bottazzi, L Du, S Lustigman… - Expert review of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
A subunit vaccine, RBD-S, is under development to prevent severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) caused by SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV), which is classified by the US …

Proteomic analysis of secretory products from the model gastrointestinal nematode Heligmosomoides polygyrus reveals dominance of venom allergen-like (VAL) …

JP Hewitson, Y Harcus, J Murray, M van Agtmaal… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The intestinal helminth parasite, Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri offers a tractable
experimental model for human hookworm infections such as Ancylostoma duodenale and …