Xianmo Wang, Quan Gong, Hao Nie, Jiancheng Tu, Wen Fan, Xiaoping Tan
{"title":"High level of C3 is associated with Th2 immune response and liver fibrosis in patients with schistosomiasis.","authors":"Xianmo Wang, Quan Gong, Hao Nie, Jiancheng Tu, Wen Fan, Xiaoping Tan","doi":"10.1111/pim.13029","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Long-term infection of schistosomiasis will seriously affect the liver health of patients. The serum of 334 chronic Schistosoma japonicum patients and 149 healthy volunteers was collected. Compared with heathy people, the level of C4 (complement 4) was increased, and the level of C3 (complement 3) was in an obvious skewed distribution. ELISA was performed to detect the serum cytokines, the results showed that the levels of IFN-γ (interferon-γ), IL (interleukin)-2 and TNF-α (tumour necrosis factor-α) were reduced, while the levels of Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10) were increased. In the serum of patients with high C3, the secretion of HA (hyaluronic acid), LN (laminin), IV-C (type IV collagen) and PCIII (type III procollagen) were increased, the activation of hepatic stellate cells was promoted. Exogenous human recombinant C3 made mice liver structure of the mice damaged and collagen deposition. IFN-γ and IFN-γ/IL-4 were decreased, while HA, LN, PCIII and IV-C were increased, and the expressions of α-SMA and TGF-β1 in liver tissues were up-regulated. However, the addition of IFN-γ partially reversed the effect of C3 on promoting fibrosis. High level of C3 is associated with Th2 immune response and liver fibrosis in patients with schistosomiasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":"46 3","pages":"e13029"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140094413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shilpa Sengupta, Deep Goswami, Bidhan Chakraborty, Surya Jyati Chaudhuri, Manab K Ghosh, Mitali Chatterjee
{"title":"Status of B-Lymphocyte Subsets and Their Homing Markers in Patients With Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis.","authors":"Shilpa Sengupta, Deep Goswami, Bidhan Chakraborty, Surya Jyati Chaudhuri, Manab K Ghosh, Mitali Chatterjee","doi":"10.1111/pim.13031","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In visceral leishmaniasis, the Type II helper T cell predominance results in B cell modulation and enhancement of anti-leishmanial IgG. However, information regarding its dermal sequel, post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL), remains limited. Accordingly, this study aimed to elucidate the B cell-mediated antibody-dependent/independent immune profiles of PKDL patients. In the peripheral blood of PKDL patients, immunophenotyping of B cell subsets was performed by flow cytometry and by immunohistochemistry at lesional sites. The functionality of B cells was assessed in terms of skin IgG by immunofluorescence, while the circulating levels of B cell chemoattractants (CCL20, CXCL13, CCL17, CCL22, CCL19, CCL27, CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11) were evaluated by a multiplex assay. In patients with PKDL as compared with healthy controls, there was a significant decrease in pan CD19<sup>+</sup> B cells. However, within the CD19<sup>+</sup> B cell population, there was a significantly raised proportion of switched memory B cells (CD19<sup>+</sup>IgD<sup>-</sup>CD27<sup>+</sup>) and plasma cells (CD19<sup>+</sup>IgD<sup>-</sup>CD38<sup>+</sup>CD27<sup>+</sup>). This was corroborated at lesional sites where a higher expression of CD20<sup>+</sup> B cells and CD138<sup>+</sup> plasma cells was evident; they were Ki67 negative and demonstrated a raised IgG. The circulating levels of B cell chemoattractants were raised and correlated positively with lesional CD20<sup>+</sup> B cells. The increased levels of B cell homing markers possibly accounted for their enhanced presence at the lesional sites. There was a high proportion of plasma cells, which accounted for the increased presence of IgG that possibly facilitated parasite persistence and disease progression.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":"46 3","pages":"e13031"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140288747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diego José Lira Torres, Kamila Kássia Dos Santos Oliveira, Michelle da Silva Barros, Leyllane Rafael Moreira, Luciane de Freitas Firmino, Maria da Piedade Costa Reis de Albuquerque, Maria da Glória Aureliano Melo Cavalcante, Sílvia Marinho Martins, Wilson Alves de Oliveira Junior, Michelle Christiane da Silva Rabello, Virginia Maria Barros de Lorena
{"title":"TNF blockers alone and associated with Benznidazole impact in vitro cytokine dynamics in chronic Chagas disease.","authors":"Diego José Lira Torres, Kamila Kássia Dos Santos Oliveira, Michelle da Silva Barros, Leyllane Rafael Moreira, Luciane de Freitas Firmino, Maria da Piedade Costa Reis de Albuquerque, Maria da Glória Aureliano Melo Cavalcante, Sílvia Marinho Martins, Wilson Alves de Oliveira Junior, Michelle Christiane da Silva Rabello, Virginia Maria Barros de Lorena","doi":"10.1111/pim.13024","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies involving the immune response in Chagas disease suggest an imbalance in the immune response of symptomatic patients, with an inflammatory profile dominating in Chagas heart disease, mainly by tumour necrosis factor (TNF). TNF is considered a key cytokine in immunopathology in chronic carriers in several processes during the immune response. Our work aimed to evaluate regulatory (interleukin [IL]-4 and IL-10) and inflammatory (TNF, interferon-gamma [IFN-γ], IL-2 and IL-6) cytokines in peripheral blood mononuclear cells culture supernatants. of affected patients with undetermined clinical forms-IND (n = 13) mild heart form-CARD1 (n = 13) and severe cardiac form-CARD2 (n = 16), treated in vitro with two TNF blockers, Adalimumab (ADA) and Etanercept (ETA) alone or in association with Benznidazole (BZ). The results indicate that ADA was more competent in blocking TNF (compared to ETA) in all groups but with much lower levels in the CARD2 group. ETA statistically decreased TNF levels only in the CARD2 group. IFN-γ increased in the CARD2 group after treatment with ETA relative to ADA. IL-4 had its levels decreased when treated by both drugs. IL-2 was detected in cells from CARD2 carriers compared to the NEG group after treatment with both drugs. The association with BZ decreased levels of IL-2/TNF and increased IL-4. These data reinforce the participation of TNF in severe Chagas heart disease and bring perspectives on using these blockers in the immunological treatment of Chagas disease since the use of BZ is extremely limited in these patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":"46 2","pages":"e13024"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139932369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emma N Trujillo, Barbara A Flores, Isabel V Romero, Jose A Moran, Aljona Leka, Ashley D Ramirez, Jason Ear, Frances Mercer
{"title":"Complement receptor 3 is required for maximum in vitro trogocytic killing of the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis by human neutrophil-like cells.","authors":"Emma N Trujillo, Barbara A Flores, Isabel V Romero, Jose A Moran, Aljona Leka, Ashley D Ramirez, Jason Ear, Frances Mercer","doi":"10.1111/pim.13025","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Trichomonas vaginalis (Tv) is a parasite that causes trichomoniasis, a prevalent sexually-transmitted infection. Neutrophils are found at the site of infection, and can rapidly kill the parasite in vitro, using trogocytosis. However, the specific molecular players in neutrophil killing of Tv are unknown. Here, we show that complement proteins play a role in Tv killing by human neutrophil-like cells (NLCs). Using CRISPR/Cas9, we generated NLCs deficient in each of three complement receptors (CRs) known to be expressed on human neutrophils: CR1, CR3, and CR4. Using in vitro trogocytosis assays, we found that CR3, but not CR1 or CR4 is required for maximum trogocytosis of the parasite by NLCs, with NLCs lacking CR3 demonstrating ~40% reduction in trogocytosis, on average. We also observed a reduction in NLC killing of Tv in CR3 knockout, but not CR1 or CR4 knockout NLCs. On average, NLCs lacking CR3 had ~50% reduction in killing activity. We also used a parallel approach of pre-incubating NLCs with blocking antibodies against CR3, which similarly reduced NLC killing of parasites. These data support a model in which Tv is opsonized by the complement protein iC3b, and bound by neutrophil CR3 receptor, to facilitate trogocytic killing of the parasite.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":"46 2","pages":"e13025"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11090219/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139900326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S Alanazi, J Doonan, F E Lumb, N Alenzi, S Jabbar, L Al-Riyami, C J Suckling, W Harnett, D G Watson
{"title":"Reduction in creatine metabolites in macrophages exposed to small molecule analogues of the anti-inflammatory parasitic worm product ES-62.","authors":"S Alanazi, J Doonan, F E Lumb, N Alenzi, S Jabbar, L Al-Riyami, C J Suckling, W Harnett, D G Watson","doi":"10.1111/pim.13026","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ES-62, a protein secreted by Acanthocheilonema viteae, is anti-inflammatory by virtue of covalently attached phosphorylcholine (PC) residues and thus a library of drug-like small molecule analogues (SMAs) based on its PC moieties has been designed for therapeutic purposes. Two members, SMAs 11a and 12b, were previously found to suppress production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMMs) exposed to cytosine-phosphate-guanosine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG), agonists for Toll-like receptor 9. In order to explore the mechanism of action underlying such activities, an untargeted mass spectrometry-based metabolomics screen was undertaken. Stimulation of BMMs with CpG produced significant metabolic changes relating to glycolysis and the TCA cycle but the SMAs had little impact on this. Also, the SMAs did not promote alterations in metabolites known to be associated with macrophage M1/M2 polarization. Rather, BMMs exposed to SMAs 11a or 12b prior to CpG treatment, or even alone, revealed downregulation of metabolites of creatine, a molecule whose major role is in the transport of high energy phosphate from the mitochondria to the cytosol. These data therefore provide insight into a possible mechanism of action of molecules with significant therapeutic potential that has not previously been described for parasitic worm products.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":"46 2","pages":"e13026"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11475200/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139900327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Song Wang, Danni Wang, Yilin Bai, Guijie Zheng, Yanhui Han, Lei Wang, Jianhe Hu, Huili Zhu, Yueyu Bai
{"title":"Expression of Toll-like receptors and host defence peptides in the cecum of chicken challenged with Eimeria tenella.","authors":"Song Wang, Danni Wang, Yilin Bai, Guijie Zheng, Yanhui Han, Lei Wang, Jianhe Hu, Huili Zhu, Yueyu Bai","doi":"10.1111/pim.13022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pim.13022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chicken coccidiosis, caused by Eimeria protozoa, affects poultry farming. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and host defence peptides (HDPs) help host innate immune responses to eliminate invading pathogens, but their roles in Eimeria tenella infection remain poorly understood. Herein, 14-day-old chickens were treated orally with 50,000 E. tenella oocysts and the cecum was dissected at different timepoints. mRNA expression of 10 chicken TLRs (chTLRs) and five HDPs was measured by quantitative real-time PCR. chTLR7 and chTLR15 were upregulated significantly at 3 h post-infection while other chTLRs were downregulated (p < .05). chTLR1a, chTLR1b, chTLR2b and chTLR4 peaked at 36 h post-infection, chTLR3, chTLR5 and chTLR15 peaked at 72 h post-infection and chTLR21 expression was highest among chTLRs, peaking at 48 h post-infection (p < 0.05). For HDPs, cathelicidin (CATH) 1 to 3 and B1 peaked at 48 h post-infection, liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide 2 peaked at 96 h post-infection, and CATH 2 expression was highest among HDPs. CATH2 and CATH3 were markedly upregulated at 3 h post-infection (p < .05). The results provide insight into innate immune molecules during E. tenella infection in chicken, and indicate that innate immune responses may mediate resistance to chicken coccidiosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":"46 2","pages":"e13022"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139932367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Parasite ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-11-21DOI: 10.1111/pim.13018
Mina Noroozbeygi, Nafiseh Keshavarzian, Mostafa Haji Molla Hoseini, Sepideh Haghdoust, Farshid Yeganeh
{"title":"Comparison of the long-term and short-term protection in mouse model of Leishmania major infection following vaccination with Live Iranian Lizard Leishmania mixed with chitin microparticles.","authors":"Mina Noroozbeygi, Nafiseh Keshavarzian, Mostafa Haji Molla Hoseini, Sepideh Haghdoust, Farshid Yeganeh","doi":"10.1111/pim.13018","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Inducing long-term immunity is the primary goal of vaccination. Leishmanisation using non-pathogenic to human Leishmania spp. could be considered a reliable approach to immunising subjects against Leishmania infection. Here, we evaluated the long-term immune responses (14 weeks) after immunisation with either live- or killed-Iranian Lizard Leishmania (ILL) mixed with chitin microparticles (CMPs) against L. major infection in BALB/c mice. In total, nine groups of mice were included in the study. To evaluate short-term immunity, mice were immunised with live-ILL and CMPs and 3 weeks later were challenged with L. major<sup>EGFP</sup> . To evaluate the long-term immunity, mice were immunised with either live- or killed-ILL both mixed with CMPs, and 14 weeks after immunisation, mice were challenged with L. major<sup>EGFP</sup> . A group of healthy mice who received no injection was also included in the study. Eight weeks after the challenge with L. major<sup>EGFP</sup> , all subjects were sacrificed and the parasite burden (quantitative real-time PCR and in vivo imaging), cytokines levels (IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10), Leishmania-specific antibody concentration, and total levels of IgG1 and IgG2a were measured. In addition, nitric oxide concentration and arginase activity were evaluated. Results showed that in mice that were immunised using live-ILL+CMP, the induced protective immune response lasted at least 14 weeks; since they were challenged with L. major<sup>EGFP</sup> at the 14<sup>th</sup> -week post-immunisation, no open lesion was formed during the 8-week follow-up, and the footpad swelling was significantly lower than controls. They also showed a significant reduction in the parasite burden in splenocytes, compared to the control groups including the group that received killed-ILL+CMP. The observed protection was associated with a higher IFN-γ and a lower IL-10 production by splenocytes. Additionally, the results demonstrated that arginase activity was decreased in the ILL+CMP group compared to other groups. Immunisation with ILL alone reduced the parasite burden compared to non-immunised control; however, it was still significantly higher than the parasite burden in the ILL+CMP groups. In conclusion, the long-term immune response against L. major infection induced by Live-ILL+CMP was more competent than the response elicited by killed-ILL+CMP to protect mice against infection with L. major<sup>EGFP</sup> .</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"e13018"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138177008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camila Aparecida de Carvalho, Roberto Mitsuyoshi Hiramoto, Luciana Regina Meireles, Heitor Franco de Andrade
{"title":"Understanding hypergammaglobulinemia in experimental or natural visceral leishmaniasis.","authors":"Camila Aparecida de Carvalho, Roberto Mitsuyoshi Hiramoto, Luciana Regina Meireles, Heitor Franco de Andrade","doi":"10.1111/pim.13021","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nonspecific hypergammaglobulinemia (HGG) occurs in symptomatic human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by L. L. infantum. This study assessed this finding in experimental infection in hamsters and natural infection in dogs. The serum concentration of proteins, albumin and globulins was determined through the biuret and bromocresol green reaction, where the HGG was better expressed through the albumin/globulin (A/G) ratio. HGG was associated with a higher concentration of specific anti-glycan antibodies (BSA-G)/promastigote soluble extract (PSE) and the presence of circulating immune complexes (IC) by dissociative enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). The study found monovalent IC in 37.9% (PSE) and 50% (BSA-G) of sera from infected hamsters, with increased frequency as the disease progressed. HGG was found in >60% of the samples in dogs with VL, associated with higher levels of specific immunoglobulin (Ig)A and IgM, but not IgG, determined using the PSE and BSA-G ELISA. HGG was associated with the presence of monovalent IC in 58.9% (PSE) and 63.4% (BSA-G) positive dog samples. HGG may result not only from the nonspecific activation of B cells, with greater production of specific and nonspecific antibodies, but also due to lower IgG excretion due to the presence of soluble monovalent IC. HGG correlates to the progression of VL and may be a marker for manifested disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":"46 1","pages":"e13021"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139564667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Parasite ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-10-17DOI: 10.1111/pim.13015
Sehar Iqbal, Juweria Abid, Sajeela Akram, Hassan Bin Usman Shah, Umar Farooq, Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad
{"title":"Zinc status or supplementation and its relation to soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children: A systematic review.","authors":"Sehar Iqbal, Juweria Abid, Sajeela Akram, Hassan Bin Usman Shah, Umar Farooq, Abdul Momin Rizwan Ahmad","doi":"10.1111/pim.13015","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) parasitic infection is known as one of the most common infections around the world affecting more than a quarter of the world's population. The relationship between STH infections and micronutrient deficiencies are closely related and often coexist among the affected population. The study, therefore, aimed to summarise the available literature focusing on the effect of zinc status/deficiency or supplementation on STH infection or reinfection in children. For this purpose, we adopted a systematic approach and searched the existing literature on PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases. A search term was entered to retrieve the available data. A total of 12 articles were included in this review after applying the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Most of the included studies reported a lower zinc status in children affected with any parasitic infection. Regarding the effect of zinc status and supplementation on parasitic infection in children, we found only a few studies (n = 4) with inconsistent result findings. This review reported that children infected with STH have lower zinc levels; however, a limited number of studies showed the effect of zinc supplements on the risk of STH warrants the need for further studies in this regard.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"e13015"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41237586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Parasite ImmunologyPub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-11-03DOI: 10.1111/pim.13017
Thalisson Artur Ribeiro Gomides, Márcio Luís Moreira de Souza, Amanda Braga de Figueiredo, Marlucy Rodrigues Lima, Alda Maria Soares Silveira, Girley Francisco Machado de Assis, Lúcia Alves Oliveira Fraga, Gabriela Silveira-Nunes, Letícia Martucci, Jennifer Delgado Garcia, Luís Carlos Crocco Afonso, Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho, Pauline Martins Leite
{"title":"Expression of SmATPDases 1 and 2 in Schistosoma mansoni eggs favours IL-10 production in infected individuals.","authors":"Thalisson Artur Ribeiro Gomides, Márcio Luís Moreira de Souza, Amanda Braga de Figueiredo, Marlucy Rodrigues Lima, Alda Maria Soares Silveira, Girley Francisco Machado de Assis, Lúcia Alves Oliveira Fraga, Gabriela Silveira-Nunes, Letícia Martucci, Jennifer Delgado Garcia, Luís Carlos Crocco Afonso, Andréa Teixeira-Carvalho, Pauline Martins Leite","doi":"10.1111/pim.13017","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pim.13017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A role of IL-10 is down-regulating T-cell responses to schistosome antigens. Since SmATPDases can be correlated to modulation of the immune response, we evaluated the expression of enzymes in S. mansoni eggs. Faecal samples were collected from 40 infected individuals to detect coding regions of the SmATPDases. The cytokines were measured in supernatants of PBMC. The analysis was performed by the global median determination and set up high producers (HP) of cytokines. Six individuals expressed SmATPDase1, six expressed SmATPDase2 and six expressed both enzymes. The group who expressed only SmATPDase1 showed a high frequency of IFN-γ, TNF IL-4 HP; individuals who expressed only SmATPDase2 showed a high frequency of IFN-γ, IL-6 and IL-4 HP; and individuals who expressed both enzymes showed a high frequency of IL-10 HP. The comparison of the IFN-γ/IL-10 ratio presented higher indices in the group who had SmATPDase 2 expression than those who had the expression of both enzymes. The positive correlation between infection intensity and IL-10 levels remained only in the positive SmATPDase group. The IL-10 is the only cytokine induced by the expression of both enzymes. Our data suggest that the expression of both enzymes seems to be a factor that modulates the host immune response by inducing high IL-10 production.</p>","PeriodicalId":19931,"journal":{"name":"Parasite Immunology","volume":" ","pages":"e13017"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71434528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}