Parasites and allergy /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Capron, Monique, Trottein, Franç̦ois
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Basel ; New York : Karger, [2006]
Series:Chemical immunology and allergy ; v. 90.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Helminth-induced immunoregulation of an allergic response to food
  • The mutual influence of nematode infection and allergy
  • Human schistosomiasis decreases immune responses to allergens and clinical manifestations of asthma
  • Proteases in helminth-and allergen-induced inflammatory responses
  • Mechanisms underlying helminth-induced Th2 polarization : default, negative or positive pathways?
  • Regulation of dendritic cell function by pathogen-derived molecules plays a key role in dictating the outcome of the adaptive immune response
  • Glycans modulate immune responses in helminth infections and allergy
  • Role of the natural killer T lymphocytes in Th2 responses during allergic asthma and helminth parasitic diseases
  • The mast cell and gut nematodes : damage and defence
  • Basophils, basophilia and helminth infections
  • Innate, adaptive and regulatory responses in schistosomiasis : relationship to allergy
  • Regulatory t cells induced by parasites and the modulation of allergic responses.