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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
An association between tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and Entamoeba histolytica diarrhea was assessed in a cohort of 138 non-related Bangladeshi children who have been prospectively followed since 2001. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) obtained at study entry were purified, cultured, and stimulated with soluble amebic antigen before cytokine measurement from supernatant. Higher levels of TNF-alpha were associated with increased risk of first (P = 0.01) and recurrent E. histolytica-related diarrheal episodes (P = 0.005). Children who developed E. histolytica diarrhea had significantly higher TNF-alpha protein levels than those who experienced asymptomatic E. histolytica infection (P value = 0.027) or no infection (P value = 0.017). Microarray studies performed using RNA isolated from acute and convalescent whole blood and colon biopsy samples revealed higher but non-significant TNF-alpha messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in subjects with acute E. histolytica diarrhea compared with convalescence. We conclude that there is an association between higher TNF-alpha production and E. histolytica diarrhea.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1476-1645
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
620-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Association between TNF-alpha and Entamoeba histolytica diarrhea.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia Health Systems, PO BOX 801337, Building MR4, Room 2115, 409 Lane Road, Charlottesville, VA, USA. kmp5v@virginia.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural