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TWiP 168: Kleptoparasitism and the stercoraceous souvenir

  • March 27, 2019
  • Tagged as: constipation, Entamoeba hartmanni, goblet cell, Gαo, Gβ1γ13, Ip3r2, parasite, parasitism, Trichinella, tuft cell, weep and sweep, α-gustducin

The Giardians of the Galaxy solve the case of the Woman With a Colonic Stowaway from Hispaniola, and discuss activation of intestinal tuft cells by Trichinella spiralis.

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TWiP 148: Weep and sweep

  • March 7, 2018
  • Tagged as: B1 cell, B2 cell, goblet cell, hookworm, IgE, mast cell, mucus, parasite, parasitism, parasitology, Stronglyoides

The TWiP-tologists solve the case of the Child in South America With Belly Pain, and reveal how B1 cell IgE blocks parasite clearance by inhibiting mast cell activation by B2 cell IgE.

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