Cytokine profile associated with human chronic schistosomiasis mansoni
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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99(5,supl.1): 21-26, Aug. 2004. tab, graf
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em Inglês
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RESUMO
This study objective was to evaluate the cytokines associated with early events of hepatic fibrosis in schistosomiasis mansoni. Hepatic fibrosis was classified by ultrasonography in 94 patients. Immunological evaluation was performed by measurement of secreted cytokines (interleukin IL-5, IL-10, IL-13, interferon-gamma, tumor necrosis factor-alpha and transforming growth factors-beta) in peripherl blood mononuclear cells stimulated by Schistosoma mansoni antigens. Significantly, higher levels of IL-5, IL-10 and IL-13 were found in supernatants of SEA-stimulated PBMC from subjects with degree III hepatic fibrosis as compared to patients with degree I or II fibrosis, Significant increases in IL-5 and IL-13 levels were also observed in some of the subjects who remained untreated for one year following initial assessment and developed more serious fibrosis during this period. The data suggests a role for type 2 cytokines in early stages of hepatic fibrosis in human schistosomiasis mansoni.
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Assunto principal:
Schistosoma mansoni
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Esquistossomose mansoni
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Leucócitos Mononucleares
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Citocinas
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Cirrose Hepática
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Animais
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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Estados Unidos
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Clínica Gonzalez Miranda Ltda/BR
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Universidade Federal da Bahia/BR
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Universidade Federal de Sergipe/BR
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University of Pennsylvania/US
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