Effects of helminths and anthelmintic treatment on cardiometabolic diseases and risk factors: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, helminth infections and cardiometabolic diseases often overlap in populations and individuals. Neither the causal relationship between helminth infections and cardiometabolic diseases nor the effect of helminth eradication on cardiometabolic risk have been reviewed systematically in a large number of human and animal studies.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review assessing the reported effects of helminth infections and anthelmintic treatment on the development and/or severity of cardiometabolic diseases and risk factors. The search was limited to the most prevalent human helminths worldwide. This study followed PRISMA guidelines and was registered prospectively in PROSPERO (CRD42021228610). Searches were performed on December 10, 2020 and rerun on Ma

SUBMITTER: Pham K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9956023 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature