Effect of linex treatment on IFN-γ and IL-4 in mice infected with Trichinella
Shimaa Attia Atta, Zeinab H Fahmy, Eman AH Selim, Tarek Aboushousha, Reham Refaat Mostafa · 2024
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Description
Shimaa Attia Atta and co-authors test, in a 2024 study, whether a common probiotic can help treat a worm infection in mice. Trichinella worms, caught from food, damage muscle. The probiotic, sold as Linex, was tried alone and alongside the standard drug albendazole.
The team tracked worm counts, immune signals, and tissue state in the gut and muscle stages. The combined treatment cut adult and larval counts the most, the authors report. It also shifted the immune response toward a protective pattern, raising one signal while rebalancing another. The study claims this pairing is the first of its kind for this infection. Probiotics as drug partners could matter where resistance or side effects limit standard care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shimaa Attia Atta, Zeinab H Fahmy, Eman AH Selim, Tarek Aboushousha, Reham Refaat Mostafa |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |