Plasmodium falciparum and Helminth Coinfections Increase IgE and Parasite-Specific IgG Responses

Plasmodium falciparum and Helminth Coinfections Increase IgE and Parasite-Specific IgG Responses

ABSTRACT Coinfection with Plasmodium falciparum and helminths may impact the immune response to these parasites because they induce different immune profiles. We studied the effects of coinfections on the antibody profile in a cohort of 715 Mozambican children and adults using the Luminex technology...

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Main Authors: Rebeca Santano, Rocío Rubio, Berta Grau-Pujol, Valdemiro Escola, Osvaldo Muchisse, Inocência Cuamba, Marta Vidal, Pau Cisteró, Gemma Ruiz-Olalla, Ruth Aguilar, Maria Demontis, Jose Carlos Jamine, Anélsio Cossa, Charfudin Sacoor, Jorge Cano, Luis Izquierdo, Chetan E. Chitnis, Ross L. Coppel, Virander Chauhan, David Cavanagh, Sheetij Dutta, Evelina Angov, Deepak Gaur, Lisette van Lieshout, Bin Zhan, Jose Muñoz, Gemma Moncunill, Carlota Dobaño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-12-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
antibodies
coinfection
helminths
IgE
IgG
luminex
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.01109-21

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/Spectrum.01109-21

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