Extracellular Vesicles From the Helminth Fasciola hepatica Prevent DSS-Induced Acute Ulcerative Colitis in a T-Lymphocyte Independent Mode

The complexity of the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease) has led to the quest of empirically drug therapies, combining immunosuppressant agents, biological therapy and modulators of the microbiota. Helminth parasites have been proposed as an alternati...

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Main Authors: Javier Roig, Maria L. Saiz, Alicia Galiano, Maria Trelis, Fernando Cantalapiedra, Carlos Monteagudo, Elisa Giner, Rosa M. Giner, M. C. Recio, Dolores Bernal, Francisco Sánchez-Madrid, Antonio Marcilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.01036/full