Parasites and allergy [electronic resource] / Monique Capron, Fran�cois Trottein (eds.).
Contributor(s): Capron, Monique | Trottein, Fran�cois | ebrary, Inc.
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BookSeries: Chemical immunology and allergy: v. 90.Publisher: Basel ; London : Karger, c2006Description: xii, 201 p. : ill.Subject(s): Allergy -- Pathogenesis | Helminthiasis | Helminths | Nematodes | Immune responseGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Helminth-induced immunoregulation of an allergic response to food -- The mutual influence of nematode infection and allergy -- Human schistosomiasis decreases immune responses to allergens and clinical manifestations of asthma -- Proteases in helminth-and allergen-induced inflammatory responses -- Mechanisms underlying helminth-induced Th2 polarization: default, negative or positive pathways? -- Regulation of dendritic cell function by pathogen-derived molecules plays a key role in dictating the outcome of the adaptive immune response -- Glycans modulate immune responses in helminth infections and allergy -- Role of the natural killer T lymphocytes in Th2 responses during allergic asthma and helminth parasitic diseases -- The mast cell and gut nematodes: damage and defence -- Basophils, basophilia and helminth infections -- Innate, adaptive and regulatory responses in schistosomiasis: relationship to allergy -- Regulatory t cells induced by parasites and the modulation of allergic responses.
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