Helminth species dependent effects on Th1 and Th17 cytokines in active tuberculosis patients and healthy community controls.

• Main Authors: Gezahegn Bewket (Author), Amare Kiflie (Author), Fitsumbrhan Tajebe (Author), Ebba Abate (Author), Thomas Schön (Author), Robert Blomgran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite that the impact of different helminth species is not well explored, the current dogma states that helminths affect the Th1/Th2 balance which in turn affects the risk of tuberculosis (TB) reactivation and severity of disease. We investigated the influence of helminth species on cytokine profi...