Therapy with Helminths

The treatment of immune system diseases by deliberate infestation with helminths. This therapy is partly based on the HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS which states that the absence of parasites increases immune dysregulation because of the lack of stimulation of REGULATORY T-CELLS.

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Networked: 24 relevant articles (2 outcomes, 2 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Loukas, Alex: 2 articles (01/2021 - 01/2019)
2.	Ahmed, S K Mahiuddin: 1 article (06/2021)
3.	Das, Abhishek: 1 article (06/2021)
4.	Dhali, Gopal Krishna: 1 article (06/2021)
5.	Mitra, Souveek: 1 article (06/2021)
6.	Patra, Partha Sarathi: 1 article (06/2021)
7.	Bagwell, Kelli: 1 article (01/2021)
8.	Clark, Richard J: 1 article (01/2021)
9.	Cristofori-Armstrong, Ben: 1 article (01/2021)
10.	Haigh, Oscar L: 1 article (01/2021)

Related Diseases

1.	Strongyloidiasis 12/01/2010 - "CMV was treated with ganciclovir and the strongyloidiasis was cured with two courses of anti-helminthic therapy--initially with ivermectine and albendazol and, in response to eosinophilia, with ivermectine monotherapy. "
2.	Immune System Diseases (Immune Disorders) 03/01/2009 - "Helminthic therapy has emerged as a promising treatment for several immune diseases; the potential benefits are startling and new therapeutic strategies for the control of these conditions may result."
3.	Eosinophilia 12/01/2010 - "CMV was treated with ganciclovir and the strongyloidiasis was cured with two courses of anti-helminthic therapy--initially with ivermectine and albendazol and, in response to eosinophilia, with ivermectine monotherapy. "
4.	Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) 01/01/2014 - "Although helminthic therapy as a possible new option to treat inflammatory bowel disease is a well-established concept by now, the search for immunomodulatory helminth-derived compounds and their mechanisms of action is still ongoing. " 10/01/2008 - "Similar response patterns could account for the clinical improvement seen in inflammatory bowel disease with helminthic therapy." 01/01/2021 - "Clinical trials have shown that live helminthic therapy can decrease chronic inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease and other gastrointestinal autoimmune inflammatory conditions. " 01/01/2020 - "Therefore, "helminthic therapy" have been used for modulation of immune disturbances in different autoimmunity illnesses, such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). "
5.	Inflammation (Inflammations) 01/01/2018 - "However, more recently work with the "biota alteration" model of inflammatory disease has established that reintroduction of helminths into Western society, a practice often referred to as "helminthic therapy," is potentially a way of lowering inflammation without compromising immune function. " 01/01/2021 - "Clinical trials have shown that live helminthic therapy can decrease chronic inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease and other gastrointestinal autoimmune inflammatory conditions. "

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