Worm therapy: for or against?

J Helminthol. 2011 Sep;85(3):225-7. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X11000204. Epub 2011 Jun 2.

Abstract

This article succinctly reviews the weight of evidence supporting worm therapy, and asks the question whether the evidence is sufficient to support the use of parasitic worms as investigational medicinal products.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Helminths / immunology*
  • Helminths / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity, Immediate / therapy*
  • Therapy with Helminths*