ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022
The role of helminths in the development of non-communicable diseases.
Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Human toxocariasis.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Schistosomiasis-Microbiota Interactions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Understanding the association between immune-modulating helminths and HPV or cervical cancer: A scoping review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Presence of Intestinal Parasites in Patients with Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Masaya (Nicaragua).Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2024Article
- Gastrointestinal parasitic infections: Prevalence and risk factors in West Ismailia, Arab Republic of Egypt.Gut pathogens · 2024Article
- C-reactive protein and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in asymptomatic intestinal parasite carriers from urban and rural areas of Gabon.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
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- Cross-Sectional Study of Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases in Black Belt Region of Alabama, USA.Emerging infectious diseases · 2023Article
- A Rare Complication of Ascariasis: A Case of Acute Interstitial Nephritis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Helminth Lessons in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD).Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, diabetes, and neuropsychiatric diseases cause significant global morbidity and mortality which disproportionately affect those living in low resource regions including low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In order to reduce NCD morbidity and mortality in LMIC it is imperative to understand risk factors associated with the development of NCDs. Certain infections are known risk factors for many NCDs. Several parasitic helminth infections, which occur most commonly in LMICs, have been identified as potential drivers of NCDs in parasite-endemic regions. Though understudied, the impact of helminth infections on the development of NCDs is likely related to helminth-specific factors, including species, developmental stage and disease burden. Mechanical and chemical damage induced by the helminth in combination with pathologic host immune responses contribute to the long-term inflammation that increases risk for NCD development. Robust studies from animal models and human clinical trials are needed to understand the immunologic mechanisms of helminth-induced NCDs. Understanding the complex connection between helminths and NCDs will aid in targeted public health programs to reduce helminth-induced NCDs and reduce the high rates of morbidity that affects millions of people living in parasite-endemic, LMICs globally.
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