Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Helminthic therapy, an experimental type of immunotherapy, is the treatment of autoimmune diseases and immune disorders by means of deliberate infestation with a helminth or with the ova of a helminth. Helminths are parasitic worms such as hookworms, whipworms, and threadworms that have evolved to live within a host organism on which they rely for nutrients. These worms are members of two phyla; Nematoda, which are primarily used in human helminthic therapy, and Platyhelminths.Helminthic therapy consists of the inoculation of the patient with specific parasitic intestinal nematodes (helminths). A number of such organisms are currently being investigated for their use as treatment including: Trichuris suis ova (TSO), commonly known as pig whipworm eggs; Necator americanus, commonly known as hookworms; Trichuris trichiura ova, commonly referred to as human whipworm eggs; Hymenolepis diminuta, commonly known as rat tapeworm, cysticerci, Ascaris lumbricoides commonly known as human giant roundworm; Strongyloides stercoralis commonly known as human roundworm; Enterobius vermicularis commonly known as threadworm or seatworm; and Hymenolepis nana also known as dwarf tapeworm.Current research targets Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), multiple sclerosis, and asthma.Helminthic infection has emerged as one possible explanation for the low incidence of autoimmune diseases and allergies in less developed countries, together with the significant and sustained increase in autoimmune diseases in industrialized countries."@en }
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- Helminthic_therapy abstract "Helminthic therapy, an experimental type of immunotherapy, is the treatment of autoimmune diseases and immune disorders by means of deliberate infestation with a helminth or with the ova of a helminth. Helminths are parasitic worms such as hookworms, whipworms, and threadworms that have evolved to live within a host organism on which they rely for nutrients. These worms are members of two phyla; Nematoda, which are primarily used in human helminthic therapy, and Platyhelminths.Helminthic therapy consists of the inoculation of the patient with specific parasitic intestinal nematodes (helminths). A number of such organisms are currently being investigated for their use as treatment including: Trichuris suis ova (TSO), commonly known as pig whipworm eggs; Necator americanus, commonly known as hookworms; Trichuris trichiura ova, commonly referred to as human whipworm eggs; Hymenolepis diminuta, commonly known as rat tapeworm, cysticerci, Ascaris lumbricoides commonly known as human giant roundworm; Strongyloides stercoralis commonly known as human roundworm; Enterobius vermicularis commonly known as threadworm or seatworm; and Hymenolepis nana also known as dwarf tapeworm.Current research targets Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), multiple sclerosis, and asthma.Helminthic infection has emerged as one possible explanation for the low incidence of autoimmune diseases and allergies in less developed countries, together with the significant and sustained increase in autoimmune diseases in industrialized countries.".
- Q4135101 abstract "Helminthic therapy, an experimental type of immunotherapy, is the treatment of autoimmune diseases and immune disorders by means of deliberate infestation with a helminth or with the ova of a helminth. Helminths are parasitic worms such as hookworms, whipworms, and threadworms that have evolved to live within a host organism on which they rely for nutrients. These worms are members of two phyla; Nematoda, which are primarily used in human helminthic therapy, and Platyhelminths.Helminthic therapy consists of the inoculation of the patient with specific parasitic intestinal nematodes (helminths). A number of such organisms are currently being investigated for their use as treatment including: Trichuris suis ova (TSO), commonly known as pig whipworm eggs; Necator americanus, commonly known as hookworms; Trichuris trichiura ova, commonly referred to as human whipworm eggs; Hymenolepis diminuta, commonly known as rat tapeworm, cysticerci, Ascaris lumbricoides commonly known as human giant roundworm; Strongyloides stercoralis commonly known as human roundworm; Enterobius vermicularis commonly known as threadworm or seatworm; and Hymenolepis nana also known as dwarf tapeworm.Current research targets Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), multiple sclerosis, and asthma.Helminthic infection has emerged as one possible explanation for the low incidence of autoimmune diseases and allergies in less developed countries, together with the significant and sustained increase in autoimmune diseases in industrialized countries.".