INTRODUÇÃO: Larva migrans visceral é causada por Toxocara sp e nunca foi estudada na
Bahia. Neste trabalho, investigou-se a prevalência e fatores de risco de infecção por …

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The bee pollen is used in folk medicine to
alleviate allergic reactions. The bee pollen phenolic extract (BPPE) consists in phenolic …

Helminth infections have been associated with protection against allergy and autoimmune
diseases. We investigated the effects of chronic infections with Ascaris lumbricoides and …

Background: Helicobacter pylori infection has been proved to be of great relevance to public
health in unindustrialized countries, especially in low socioeconomic groups. Poor hygiene, …

Background Asthma is an inflammatory condition characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness
and chronic inflammation. The resolution of inflammation is an essential process to treat …

Background Allergic diseases cause a large and increasing burden in developed countries
and in urban centres in middle‐income countries. The causes of this increase are unknown …

Background Helminths are modulators of the host immune system, and infections with these
parasites have been associated with protection against allergies and autoimmune diseases. …

BACKGROUND: The current epidemic of asthma and atopy has been explained by alterations
in immune responses related to reduction in childhood infections. However, the findings …

… Neuza Maria Alcântara-Neves is the recipient of a research fellowship from the CNPq.
Claudia Asam is supported by Austrian Science Fund (FWF) project P27589. The authors are …

Background Toxocara canis and T. cati are parasites of dogs and cats, respectively, that infect
humans and cause human toxocariasis. Infection may cause asthma-like symptoms but is …