Short-term intestinal parasite infection triggers specific cytokines that can prevent the development of type 1 diabetes

Short-term infection with intestinal worms (H. polygyrus)may provide long-term protection against type I diabetes (TID), suggests a study conducted by William Gause, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. The research has been published in the journal Mucosal Immunology.