Probiotic helminth administration in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A phase 1 study

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 743-754

  Fleming, J O ^a   Isaak, A ^a   Lee, J E ^b   Luzzio, C C ^a   Carrithers, M D ^a   Cook, T D ^a   Field, A S ^a   Boland, J ^a   Fabry, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokines; hygiene hypothesis; immunomodulation; multiple sclerosis; probiotic; Trichuris; whipworm

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OOCYTE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; TREATMENT DURATION; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS SUIS;

EID: 79953299582     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458511398054     Document Type: Article

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