Cargando…
Cytokine Responses to the Anti-schistosome Vaccine Candidate Antigen Glutathione-S-transferase Vary with Host Age and Are Boosted by Praziquantel Treatment
BACKGROUND: Improved helminth control is required to alleviate the global burden of schistosomiasis and schistosome-associated pathologies. Current control efforts rely on the anti-helminthic drug praziquantel (PZQ), which enhances immune responses to crude schistosome antigens but does not prevent...
Autores principales: | Bourke, Claire D., Nausch, Norman, Rujeni, Nadine, Appleby, Laura J., Trottein, François, Midzi, Nicholas, Mduluza, Takafira, Mutapi, Francisca |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Public Library of Science
2014
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4014416/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24810615 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002846 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Schistosoma haematobium Treatment in 1–5 Year Old Children: Safety and Efficacy of the Antihelminthic Drug Praziquantel
por: Mutapi, Francisca, et al.
Publicado: (2011) -
CD16 Expression on Monocytes in Healthy Individuals but Not Schistosome-Infected Patients Is Positively Associated with Levels of Parasite-Specific IgG and IgG1
por: Appleby, Laura J., et al.
Publicado: (2014) -
Atopy Is Inversely Related to Schistosome Infection Intensity: A Comparative Study in Zimbabwean Villages with Distinct Levels of Schistosoma haematobium Infection
por: Rujeni, Nadine, et al.
Publicado: (2012) -
Schistosoma haematobium infection levels determine the effect of praziquantel treatment on anti-schistosome and anti-mite antibodies
por: RUJENI, N, et al.
Publicado: (2012) -
Proportions of CD4+ memory T cells are altered in individuals chronically infected with Schistosoma haematobium
por: Nausch, Norman, et al.
Publicado: (2012)