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Old 05-23-2009, 04:57 PM #1
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Book Immune system, Celiac and hookworms
FYI

I was watching this show on tv yesterday.
http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/qld/...6/s2578823.htm
Transcript
Coeliac Relief
Broadcast: 22/05/2009

Quote:
DR JOHN CROSSE: Essentially the results are much more exciting than I could have expected. In fact it's quite intimidating to have such an unusual idea and find that there are mechanisms that justify that idea, but the hookworm certainly do seem to suppress the immune response.
http://www.qimr.edu.au/research/labs/alexl/index.html
Queensland Institute of Medical Research (Australia)
Hookworm developmental biology, immunology and vaccinology

Quote:
Immunomodulation - With colleagues in Townsville and Brisbane, we are involved in a clinical trial assessing the therapeutic value of human hookworms in suppressing the inflammation associated with celiac disease.
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