Hookworm (IMAGE)

James Cook University

Hookworm

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This image shows a hookworm. Australian scientists who have successfully regulated the inflammatory response in celiac patients by infecting them with hookworms are now collaborating with a major pharmaceutical company to develop a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), based on proteins secreted by the worms.

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James Cook University

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