Helminth infection is associated with dampened cytokine responses to viral and bacterial stimulations in Tsimane hunter-horticulturalists.
I. Schneider-Crease, A. D. Blackwell, T. S. Kraft, M. Emery Thompson, I. Maldonado Suarez, D. K. Cummings, J. Stieglitz, N. Snyder-Mackler, M. Gurven, H. Kaplan, B. C. Trumble
The paper investigates how helminth infections affect cytokine responses to viral and bacterial antigens in Tsimane hunter-horticulturalists, finding dampened immune responses in infected individuals.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2021 · PreprintImmunology