Infection with <i>Toxocara canis</i> Inhibits the Production of IgE Antibodies to α-Gal in Humans: Towards a Conceptual Framework of the Hygiene Hypothesis?

Infection with <i>Toxocara canis</i> Inhibits the Production of IgE Antibodies to α-Gal in Humans: Towards a Conceptual Framework of the Hygiene Hypothesis?

α-Gal syndrome (AGS) is a type of anaphylactic reaction to mammalian meat characterized by an immunoglobulin (Ig)E immune response to the oligosaccharide α-Gal (Galα1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc-R). Tick bites seems to be a prerequisite for the onset of the allergic disease in humans, but the implication of non-...

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Main Authors: Adnan Hodžić, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Emilie Fréalle, Patricia Román-Carrasco, Pilar Alberdi, Muriel Pichavant, Veronica Risco-Castillo, Delphine Le Roux, Jérôme Vicogne, Wolfgang Hemmer, Herbert Auer, Ines Swoboda, Georg Gerhard Duscher, José de la Fuente, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
α-Gal
allergy
hygiene hypothesis
immune response
suppression
<i>Toxocara canis</i>
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/2/167

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