DAVID (allergies, autoimmune disease and hygeine)

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wrote:

> This

> eradication of worm parasites has tipped the balance of the immune

> system, causing more inflammatory T cells (especially Th17 cells) to

> be produced.

I was just looking for information on Post Transplant

Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD), and I came across an interesting

article, which concluded that in lymphoma the cancer cells can actually

transform other kinds of T cells into Treg cells, thereby giving the

lymphoma an " immune privileged " environment. It occurred to me that if

we could figure out how the cancer cells manage to do this, then maybe

we could restore the balance in these other diseases and allergies by

converting some of the T cells to Treg cells.

If you are interested in the article, the abstract is here:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18814264?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEn\

trez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

athan