Negative Association of Interleukin-33 Plasma Levels and Schistosomiasis Infection in a Site of Polyparasitism in Rural Cameroon

Negative Association of Interleukin-33 Plasma Levels and Schistosomiasis Infection in a Site of Polyparasitism in Rural Cameroon

Background: This study aimed to investigate the association of plasma levels of IL-33, a mucosal alarmin known to elicit type-2 immunity, with infection and liver fibrosis profiles of school children from an endemic area for Schistosoma mansoni, malaria and hepatitis (B & C) in rural Cameroo...

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Main Authors: Severin Donald Kamdem, Francis Konhawa, Erve Martial Kuemkon, Leonel Meyo Kamguia, Gladys K. Tchanana, Frungwa Nche, Alim Oumarou, Mamadou Hamza, Yasmine Ouratou, Mariette Nzoku Tcheutchoua, René Ghislain Essomba, Marie Paule Ngogang, Michel Kengne, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, Bienvenu Etogo Ondigui, Marie Claire Okomo Assoumou, Frank Brombacher, Justin Komguep Nono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
schistosomiasis
malaria
hepatitis
polyparasitism
cameroon
schoolchildren
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02827/full

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