Exacerbation of allergic asthma by somatic antigen of Echinococcus granulosus in allergic airway inflammation in BALB/c mice

Abstract Background There is ample evidence demonstrating a reverse relationship between helminth infection and immune-mediated diseases. Accordingly, several studies have shown that Echinococcus granulosus infection and hydatid cyst compounds are able to suppress immune responses in allergic airway...

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Main Authors: Sara Ghabdian, Sima Parande Shirvan, Mohsen Maleki, Hassan Borji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05125-2