Soil‐Transmitted Helminths and the Intricacies of Immunoregulation: Evidence From Amazonian Ecuador for the Importance of Considering Species‐Specific Effects Within the Old Friends Hypothesis
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DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.70076
Abstract: The old friends hypothesis (OFH) examines connections between the global increase in immunoregulatory diseases (e.g., allergy and autoimmunity) and reduced exposure to immune‐priming symbionts like soil‐transmitted helminths. Helminth species, however, vary in their effects on… read more here.
Keywords: species specific; friends hypothesis; soil transmitted; old friends ... See more keywords
Newcomers and Old Friends: Long‐Distance and Bridgehead Introductions Both Contribute to the Recent Invasion of the Little Fire Ant in Southern Europe
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DOI: 10.1111/ddi.70051
Abstract: Biological invasions result from the combination of (i) population dispersal opportunities and (ii) adaptations to the recipient environment. Identifying complex migration histories, made of long‐distance dispersal from the native range and secondary introductions, or genetic… read more here.
Keywords: distance; old friends; long distance; friends long ... See more keywords
Mitigating Coronavirus Induced Dysfunctional Immunity for At-Risk Populations in COVID-19: Trained Immunity, BCG and “New Old Friends”
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.02059
Abstract: The novel, highly contagious coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spreads rapidly throughout the world, leading to a deadly pandemic of a predominantly respiratory illness called COVID-19. Safe and effective anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are urgently needed. However, emerging immunological observations… read more here.
Keywords: old friends; immunity; new old; risk populations ... See more keywords
Old Friends, Old Wine, and Old COPD Classification Are Best
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DOI: 10.4046/trd.2018.0071
Abstract: debates whether GOLD 2017 classification is better than old spirometric classification. Gedebjerg et al. showed that GOLD 2017 classification does not predict mortality more accurately than 2007. Data from PLATINO study showed that GOLD 2007… read more here.
Keywords: classification; old friends; copd; gold 2017 ... See more keywords