Examining the long-term effects of intestinal helminth infection on susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

检查肠道蠕虫感染对结核分枝杆菌易感性的长期影响

• 批准号: 429070
• 负责人: Russell Gabriel
• 金额: $ 1.27万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Studentship Programs
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-12-01 至 2020-12-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://webapps.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/decisions/p/project_details.html?applId=429070&lang=en
• 关键词: Bacteriology; Gut-Lung Axis; Helminths; Immunology; Infectious Disease; Macrophages; Parasites; Trained Immunity; Tuberculosis

"Intestinal helminths are parasitic worms that infect close to 2 billion people worldwide, predominantly in developing countries. Helminths are able to infect people for very long periods of time, in part, through their potent ability to dampen the host i

“肠道蠕虫是一种寄生虫，感染了全球近20亿人，主要是在发展中国家。蠕虫能够在很长一段时间内感染人类，部分原因是它们具有抑制宿主免疫力的强大能力。