Author : Monique Capron,François Trottein
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783805579742
Parasites and Allergy by Monique Capron,François Trottein Pdf
The inverse correlation between allergic diseases and helminth infections has been debated for over 30 years. It was initially assumed that the underlying mechanism is an imbalance between Th1 and Th2 responses that, as a result of reduced exposure to Th1-inducing infectious pathogens, has tipped to allergic Th2 responses. It has only recently been clearly demonstrated that helminth infections have negative effects on allergic disease manifestation. This was shown to be consistent with the activity of regulatory cell populations, which control the effector mechanisms of both Th1 and Th2. In th.