A helminth-mediated viral awakening

• Marc Veldhoen ^[1] ; Marc Veldhoen ^[1] ; Jonathan L. Heeney ^[2]
  1. [1] Babraham Institute

     Babraham Institute

     Cambridge District, Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] University of Cambridge

     University of Cambridge

     Cambridge District, Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Trends in immunology, ISSN 1471-4906, Vol. 35, Nº. 10, 2014, págs. 452-453
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Co-infections may have unpredictable consequences for the health of a host beyond the sum of the individual infections. Two recent papers in Science provide mechanistic insights into how acute helminth infections alter the outcome of Herpesvirus and Norovirus infections by triggering changes in the local cytokine environment.