Infection with <i>Hymenolepis diminuta</i> Blocks Colitis and Hastens Recovery While Colitis Has Minimal Impact on Expulsion of the Cestode from the Mouse Host

Two experimental paradigms were adopted to explore host–helminth interactions involved in the regulation of colitis and to understand if colitis affects the outcome of helminth infection. First, male BALB/c mice infected with <i>H. diminuta</i> were challenged 4 days later with dinitrobe...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Shuhua Li, Sruthi Rajeev, Arthur Wang, Derek M. McKay
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Subjects:	colitis helminth therapy cestode immunomodulation DNBS colitis therapeutic Th2 cytokines
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/8/994