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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-23
pubmed:abstractText
Levels of Schistosoma mansoni-induced interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5 and posttreatment levels of immunoglobulin E recognizing the parasite's tegument (Teg) correlate with human resistance to subsequent reinfection after treatment. We measured changes in whole-blood cytokine production in response to soluble egg antigen (SEA), soluble worm antigen (SWA), or Teg after treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) in a cohort of 187 individuals living near Lake Albert, Uganda. Levels of SWA-induced IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13 increased after treatment with PZQ, and the greatest relative increases were seen in the responses to Teg. Mean levels of Teg-specific IL-5 and IL-10 increased ~10-15-fold, and mean levels of IL-13 increased ~5-fold. Correlations between the changes in cytokines suggested that their production was positively coregulated by tegumentally derived antigens. Levels of SEA-, SWA-, and Teg-induced interferon- gamma were not significantly changed by treatment, and, with the exception of IL-10, which increased slightly, responses to SEA also remained largely unchanged. The changes in cytokines were not strongly influenced by age or intensity of infection and were not accompanied by corresponding increases in the numbers of circulating eosinophils or lymphocytes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-1899
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
190
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
835-42
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Anthelmintics, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Antigens, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Child, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Praziquantel, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Rural Population, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Schistosoma mansoni, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Schistosomiasis, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Species Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Th2 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15272413-Uganda
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Increases in human T helper 2 cytokine responses to Schistosoma mansoni worm and worm-tegument antigens are induced by treatment with praziquantel.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. sj122@cam.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't