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Intestinal Parasites Coinfection Does Not Alter Plasma Cytokines Profile Elicited in Acute Malaria in Subjects from Endemic Area of Brazil
Joint Authors
Sánchez-Arcila, Juan Camilo
Perce-da-Silva, Daiana de Souza
Vasconcelos, Mariana Pinheiro Alves
Rodrigues-da-Silva, Rodrigo Nunes
Pereira, Virginia Araujo
Aprígio, Cesarino Junior Lima
Lima, Cleoni Alves Mendes
Fonseca, Bruna de Paula Fonseca e
Banic, Dalma Maria
Lima-Junior, Josué da Costa
Oliveira-Ferreira, Joseli
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In Brazil, malaria is prevalent in the Amazon region and these regions coincide with high prevalence of intestinal parasites but few studies explore the interaction between malaria and other parasites.
Therefore, the present study evaluates changes in cytokine, chemokine, C-reactive protein, and nitric oxide (NO) concentrations in 264 individuals, comparing plasma from infected individuals with concurrent malaria and intestinal parasites to individuals with either malaria infection alone and uninfected.
In the studied population 24% of the individuals were infected with Plasmodium and 18% coinfected with intestinal parasites.
Protozoan parasites comprised the bulk of the intestinal parasites infections and subjects infected with intestinal parasites were more likely to have malaria.
The use of principal component analysis and cluster analysis associated increased levels of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10, and CRP and low levels of IL-17A predominantly with individuals with malaria alone and coinfected individuals.
In contrast, low levels of almost all inflammatory mediators were associated predominantly with individuals uninfected while increased levels of IL-17A were associated predominantly with individuals with intestinal parasites only.
In conclusion, our data suggest that, in our population, the infection with intestinal parasites (mainly protozoan) does not modify the pattern of cytokine production in individuals infected with P.
falciparum and P.
vivax.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sánchez-Arcila, Juan Camilo& Perce-da-Silva, Daiana de Souza& Vasconcelos, Mariana Pinheiro Alves& Rodrigues-da-Silva, Rodrigo Nunes& Pereira, Virginia Araujo& Aprígio, Cesarino Junior Lima…[et al.]. 2014. Intestinal Parasites Coinfection Does Not Alter Plasma Cytokines Profile Elicited in Acute Malaria in Subjects from Endemic Area of Brazil. Mediators of Inflammation،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1043849
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sánchez-Arcila, Juan Camilo…[et al.]. Intestinal Parasites Coinfection Does Not Alter Plasma Cytokines Profile Elicited in Acute Malaria in Subjects from Endemic Area of Brazil. Mediators of Inflammation No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1043849
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sánchez-Arcila, Juan Camilo& Perce-da-Silva, Daiana de Souza& Vasconcelos, Mariana Pinheiro Alves& Rodrigues-da-Silva, Rodrigo Nunes& Pereira, Virginia Araujo& Aprígio, Cesarino Junior Lima…[et al.]. Intestinal Parasites Coinfection Does Not Alter Plasma Cytokines Profile Elicited in Acute Malaria in Subjects from Endemic Area of Brazil. Mediators of Inflammation. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1043849
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1043849