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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
To determine if intestinal helminths and the CD23/nitric oxide pathway had an influence on liver size, we conducted a cross-sectional study on 438 patients with confirmed P. falciparum malaria admitted at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Bangkok. For all patients the liver size was measured as number of centimeters below the rib cage, a stool examination was conducted, and CD23 and reactive nitrogen intermediates were measured. The median liver size was smaller in helminth-infected patients than in helminth-free patients (chi2 for trend = 9.1, p = 0.003). Liver size significantly increased with the concentration of sCD23 (p < 0.0001). The median sCD23 concentration (OD) was significantly lower in helminth-infected patients than in helminth-free patients, respectively 0.33 (quartiles 0.24-0.57) and 0.45 (quartiles 0.27-0.59), (p = 0.01). There was a negative correlation between sCD23 concentrations and RNI (Spearman's rho = -0.40, p < 0.0001). All the above results remained significant after controlling for potential confounders. These results are compatible with a CD23/NO-mediated decrease in liver size in helminth-infected patients.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0125-1562
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Antigens, Helminth, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Comorbidity, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Cross-Sectional Studies, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Liver Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Liver Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Malaria, Falciparum, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Probability, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Receptors, IgE, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:15272741-Thailand
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Association of intestinal helminths with decreased liver size and sCD23 concentration during falciparum malaria.
pubmed:affiliation
Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. m_nacher@lycos.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't