Abstract：
:During a pregnancy, the mother accepts her semi-allogeneic fetus with no signs of immunological rejection. Therefore, some modulation of the maternal immune system must occur. Similarly, changes in the host's immune system occurs during infections with parasites. In a study conducted in an endemic area in Bolivia, it has been reported that women infected with either the helminthic parasite roundworm or hookworm were estimated to give birth to either two more, or three fewer, children than uninfected, endemic women, respectively. Immune regulation by helminthic parasites is a rather well-researched concept, but there are few reports on the effects on human fecundity. The current review focuses on mechanisms of possible importance for especially the increased fertility rates in women infected with roundworm. The host immune response to roundworm has been hypothesized to be more favourable for a successful pregnancy because it bears resemblance to the anti-inflammatory immunological responses observed in pregnancy, steering the immunological response away from a pro-inflammatory state that seem to suppress fecundity. Further research into parasitic worm interactions, fertility, and the molecular mechanisms that they unfold may widen our understanding of the immunomodulatory pathways in both helminthic infections and in fertility and pregnancy.
journal_name
J Reprod Immunoljournal_title
Journal of reproductive immunologyauthors
Persson G,Ekmann JR,Hviid TVFdoi
10.1016/j.jri.2019.08.001subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-11-01 00:00:00pages
102610eissn
0165-0378issn
1872-7603pii
S0165-0378(19)30061-0journal_volume
136pub_type
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2005.12.001
更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0165-0378(97)00073-9
更新日期：1997-12-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2016.06.006
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2014.04.001
更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0165-0378(01)00110-3
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2011.07.002
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(89)90055-7
更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2016.03.005
更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(93)90064-o
更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
