The pro-allergic influences of helminth parasites.
Parasitic infection is highly allergenic, and the present paper illustrates how parasites might disrupt the regulation of IgE synthesis, resulting in heightened Th-2 responses. The study of parasites, and dysregulation of the IgE network, could in turn provide information relating to the aetiology of allergic diseases such as asthma and atopic dermatitis.
Pritchard
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D000818:Animals; D016207:Cytokines; D006376:Helminths / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D017455:Receptors, IgE; D018417:Th1 Cells; D018418:Th2 Cells
D016207:Cytokines; D017455:Receptors, IgE