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CHAPTER
2
Ascaris and Allergy
Luis Caraballo
University of Cartagena, Colombia
OUTLINE
Introduction
22
Basics Concepts of the Allergic Response: how Similar is it to the
Immune Response to Ascaris?
23
Allergic Diseases in Tropical Regions
25
Ascariasis, Allergic Sensitization, and Allergy Symptoms
26
Ascariasis Influences the Prevalence of Asthma
27
Can Helminth Infections Increase the Allergic Response?
28
The Allergens of A. lumbricoides
30
Possible Effects of Ascaris Allergens on the Clinical Evolution of Asthma
31
The Role of ABA-1 (Asc s 1) and Tropomyosin (Asc l 3)
in the Ascariasis/Allergy Relationship
32
Ascariasis Influencing the Diagnosis of Allergy
33
Ascariasis and Asthma Severity
34
Parasite Infections, Allergy, and the Hygiene Hypothesis
35
Allergy as a Protective Factor for Ascariasis: the other Face of
Co-Evolution
36
The Possible Therapeutic Impact of Ascaris Immunomodulatory
Products on Allergy
39
Conclusion
40
References
41
 
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