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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
DISEASE(S): chronic infection with geohelminth ascaris lumbricoides
SUBMITTER: Fernanda Schreiber
PROVIDER: E-TABM-938 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20110607 6
<h4>Background</h4>Chronic soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are associated with effects on systemic immune responses that could be caused by alterations in immune homeostasis. To investigate this, we measured the impact in children of STH infections on cytokine responses and gene expression in unstimulated blood.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Sixty children were classified as having chronic, light, or no STH infections. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were cultured in medium ...[more]