Abstract:Helminth parasites actively regulate their hosts’ immune response. Thus parasite‐derived molecules have the potential to be used to skew or suppress immune responses in humans as a way to treat immunopathology and disease. Seeking to exploit this we hypothesized that a product from H. diminuta would suppress macrophage activation. The human THP‐1 macrophage cell line was treated with LPS ± a high molecular weight fraction (HMWf: >50kDa) of H. diminuta. The HMWf reduced macrophage activation as assessed by T… Show more
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