AI-generated content may sometimes contain inaccurate, incomplete, or biased information, so make sure you do additional research. You should not rely on this feature for medical, financial, or legal advice. Parasites in the Gut May Trigger Asthma Attacks and Other Symptoms We weren’t able to create a summary for you. Refresh your page to try again. A detailed understanding of how parasites drive allergic inflammation may provide important insights into pathomechanisms and therapeutic targets of allergy and asthma . A detailed understanding of how parasites drive allergic inflammation may provide important insights into pathomechanisms and therapeutic targets of allergy and asthma . A detailed understanding of how parasites drive allergic inflammation may provide important insights into pathomechanisms and therapeutic targets of allergy and asthma. Jul 8, 2017 · According to meta-analysis, parasites are linked to asthma. The analysis of epidemiological studies showed that helminth infection such as hookworm can attenuate the risk of the asthma, but not all helminths protect against asthma (Leonardi-Bee et al. Although eradication is undoubtedly beneficial to many aspects of individual and public health, the hypothesis that parasite infections may protect against allergic disease raises the possibility that eradication mayincreaseasthma and other manifestations of allergy. Thus, some helminth species trigger mechanisms such as the production of cross-reactive IgE or inflammatory mediators that promote allergic sensitization and/or asthmasymptoms. Common environmental allergens stimulate IgE responses and produce allergic disease, but the allergens that produce the most potent IgE responses in nature originate from helminthic parasites. 1 2 Since parasitic infection is endemic in the majority of the world’s population, the relationship between helminthic infection and the IgE response ... It is likely that the relationship between infection with helminthic parasites and the development of asthma and allergy is a complicated one.