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Parasitic worms and allergies in childhood: Insights from population studies 2008–2013
Abstract
The last few decades have seen a marked increase in the global prevalence of allergic diseases particularly among children. Among the factors attributed to this rise has been reduced exposure to pathogens during childhood leading to insufficient maturation of the regulatory arm of developing immune systems. Over the years, a number of epidemiological studies have observed an inverse relationship between parasitic worm (helminth) infections and allergies. The purpose of this review is to highlight insights from population studies conducted among children published between 2008 and 2013 that explore the complex dyna...
Source: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - November 1, 2013 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Abena S. Amoah, Daniel A. Boakye, Ronald Ree, Maria Yazdanbakhsh Tags: Review Article Source Type: research
Oh, Lovely: The Tick That Gives People Meat Allergies Is Spreading
By Megan Molteni for WIRED.
First comes the unscratchable itching, and the angry blossoming of hives. Then stomach cramping, and — for the unluckiest few — difficulty breathing, passing out, and even death. In the last decade and a half, thousands of previously protein-loving Americans have developed a dangerous allergy to meat. And they all have one thing in common: the lone star tick.
Red meat, you might be surprised to know, isn’t totally sugar-free. It contains a few protein-linked saccharides, including one called galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, or alpha-gal, for short. More and more people are lear...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Understanding the body's response to worms and allergies
Scientists are a step closer to developing new therapies for controlling the body's response to allergies and parasitic worm infections.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 24, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Secretory Products of Trichinella spiralis Muscle Larvae and Immunomodulation: Implication for Autoimmune Diseases, Allergies, and Malignancies.
Authors: Sofronic-Milosavljevic L, Ilic N, Pinelli E, Gruden-Movsesijan A
Abstract
Trichinella spiralis has the unique ability to make itself "at home" by creating and hiding in a new type of cell in the host body that is the nurse cell. From this immunologically privileged place, the parasite orchestrates a long-lasting molecular cross talk with the host through muscle larvae excretory-secretory products (ES L1). Those products can successfully modulate parasite-specific immune responses as well as responses to unrelated antigens (either self or nonself in origin), providing an anti-inflammatory milieu and maintai...
Source: Journal of Immunology Research - June 27, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: J Immunol Res Source Type: research
The effect of infectious agents on the prevalence of allergies
CONCLUSIONS: A history of some forms of either infectious or parasitic diseases has a measurable effect on the risk of developing allergies.PMID:34597894 | DOI:10.1016/j.advms.2021.08.002
Source: Advances in Medical Sciences - October 1, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Edyta Krzych-Fa łta Oksana Wojas Filip Raciborski Aneta Tomaszewska Piotr Samel-Kowalik Konrad Furma ńczyk Edward Si ński Ma łgorzata Bednarska Daniel Rabczenko Boles ław Samoliński Source Type: research
