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Helminth infection protects mice from anaphylaxis via IL-10-producing B cells.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Nov 2004
Mangan Niamh E, Fallon Rosemary E, Smith Philip, van Rooijen Nico, McKenzie Andrew N, Fallon Padraic G
Abstract excerpt
Modulation of the immune system by infection with helminth parasites, including schistosomes, is proposed to reduce the levels of allergic responses in infected individuals. In this study we investigated whether experimental infection with Schistosoma mansoni could alter the susceptibility of mice to an extreme allergic response, anaphylaxis. We formally demonstrate that S. mansoni infection protects mice from an...
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