Helminthes and Autoimmunity, a Love Story

Sharon Slomovich*, Hanan Guzner-Gur, Miri Blank, Yehuda Shoenfeld

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The hygiene theory represents environmental aspects that modulate the risk for developing autoimmune diseases. There is a reverse correlation between the presence of helminthes and the flare of autoimmune diseases, explaining the rise in the incidence of certain autoimmune diseases in developed countries. The protective properties of certain helminths is attributed to their secretory compounds that immunomodulate the host immune system to survive. The chapter provides a glimpse on several helminth-secrteted products that has a role in the immunomodulation of the host immune network.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMosaic of Autoimmunity
Subtitle of host publicationThe Novel Factors of Autoimmune Diseases
PublisherElsevier
Pages639-642
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9780128143087
ISBN (Print)9780128143070
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Feb 2019

Keywords

  • Autoimmunity
  • Helminth
  • Murine models
  • Secretory molecules
  • TPC

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