Intestinal helminth infection drives carcinogenesis in colitis-associated colon cancer.

Intestinal helminth infection drives carcinogenesis in colitis-associated colon cancer.

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, strongly associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer development. Parasitic infections caused by helminths have been shown to modulate the host's immune response by releasing immunomod...

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Main Authors: Eva Pastille, Annika Frede, Henry J McSorley, Jessica Gräb, Alexandra Adamczyk, Sebastian Kollenda, Wiebke Hansen, Matthias Epple, Jan Buer, Rick M Maizels, Robert Klopfleisch, Astrid M Westendorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5627963?pdf=render

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