Extraintestinal Helminth Infection Limits Pathology and Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression during DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis: A Role for Alternatively Activated Macrophages and Prostaglandins

Extraintestinal Helminth Infection Limits Pathology and Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression during DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis: A Role for Alternatively Activated Macrophages and Prostaglandins

Chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa is characteristic of inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. Helminth parasites have developed immunomodulatory strategies that may impact the outcome of several inflammatory diseases. Therefore, we investigated whethe...

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Main Authors: Yadira Ledesma-Soto, Blanca E. Callejas, César A. Terrazas, Jose L. Reyes, Arlett Espinoza-Jiménez, Marisol I. González, Sonia León-Cabrera, Rosario Morales, Jonadab E. Olguín, Rafael Saavedra, Steve Oghumu, Abhay R. Satoskar, Luis I. Terrazas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/563425

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