Analytical techniques for metabolomic studies: A review

K Segers, S Declerck, D Mangelings, YV Heyden… - Bioanalysis, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Metabolomics is the comprehensive study of small-molecule metabolites. Obtaining a wide
coverage of the metabolome is challenging because of the broad range of physicochemical …

Harnessing helminth-driven immunoregulation in the search for novel therapeutic modalities

SM Ryan, RM Eichenberger, R Ruscher… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Parasitic helminths have coevolved with humans over millennia, intricately refining and
develo** an array of mechanisms to suppress or skew the host's immune system, thereby …

Schistosome immunomodulators

S Acharya, AA Da'dara, PJ Skelly - PLoS Pathogens, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Schistosomes are long lived, intravascular parasitic platyhelminths that infect> 200 million
people globally. The molecular mechanisms used by these blood flukes to dampen host …

Immunomodulatory and biological properties of helminth-derived small molecules: Potential applications in diagnostics and therapeutics

K Yeshi, R Ruscher, A Loukas… - Frontiers in Parasitology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Parasitic helminths secrete and excrete a vast array of molecules known to help skew or
suppress the host's immune response, thereby establishing a niche for sustained parasite …

Dectin-1/2–induced autocrine PGE2 signaling licenses dendritic cells to prime Th2 responses

MMM Kaisar, M Ritter, C Del Fresno… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The molecular mechanisms through which dendritic cells (DCs) prime T helper 2 (Th2)
responses, including those elicited by parasitic helminths, remain incompletely understood …

Metabolic programming of macrophages: implications in the pathogenesis of granulomatous disease

JL Wilson, HK Mayr, T Weichhart - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic reprogramming is rapidly gaining appreciation in the etiology of immune cell
dysfunction in a variety of diseases. Tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, and sarcoidosis …

Metabolomics and lipidomics studies of parasitic helminths: molecular diversity and identification levels achieved by using different characterisation tools

P Wangchuk, K Yeshi, A Loukas - Metabolomics, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Helminths are parasitic worms that infect millions of people worldwide and
secrete a variety of excretory-secretory products (ESPs), including proteins, peptides, and …

DC-SIGN mediated internalisation of glycosylated extracellular vesicles from Schistosoma mansoni increases activation of monocyte-derived dendritic cells

ME Kuipers, ENM Nolte-'t Hoen… - Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Helminths like Schistosoma mansoni release excretory/secretory (E/S) products that
modulate host immunity to enable infection. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are among these …

Prostaglandin regulation of type 2 inflammation: From basic biology to therapeutic interventions

OO Oyesola, ED Tait Wojno - European journal of immunology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 immunity is critical for the protective and repair responses that mediate resistance to
parasitic helminth infection. This immune response also drives aberrant inflammation during …

Potential of human helminth therapy for resolution of inflammatory bowel disease: The future ahead

T Arai, F Lopes - Experimental Parasitology, 2022 - Elsevier
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a dysregulated mucosal immune
response in the gastrointestinal tract. The number of patients with IBD has increased …