Filarial Infection or Antigen Administration Improves Glucose Tolerance in Diet-Induced Obese Mice

Helminths induce type 2 immune responses and establish an anti-inflammatory milieu in their hosts. This immunomodulation was previously shown to improve diet-induced insulin resistance which is linked to chronic inflammation. In the current study, we demonstrate that infection with the filarial nema...

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Published in:J Innate Immun
Main Authors: Berbudi, Afiat, Surendar, Jayagopi, Ajendra, Jesuthas, Gondorf, Fabian, Schmidt, David, Neumann, Anna-Lena, Wardani, Ajeng P.F., Layland, Laura E., Hoffmann, Linda S., Pfeifer, Alexander, Hoerauf, Achim, Hübner, Marc P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: S. Karger AG 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6743339/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27544668
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000448401
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