Experimental infection with the hookworm, Necator americanus, is associated with stable gut microbial diversity in human volunteers with relapsing multiple sclerosis

BACKGROUND: Helminth-associated changes in gut microbiota composition have been hypothesised to contribute to the immune-suppressive properties of parasitic worms. Multiple sclerosis is an immune-mediated autoimmune disease of the central nervous system whose pathophysiology has been linked to imbal...

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Published in:BMC Biol
Main Authors: Jenkins, Timothy P., Pritchard, David I., Tanasescu, Radu, Telford, Gary, Papaiakovou, Marina, Scotti, Riccardo, Cortés, Alba, Constantinescu, Cris S., Cantacessi, Cinzia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8048248/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33853585
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01003-6
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