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ArticleScientific reports2017

11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 has no effect on survival during experimental malaria but affects parasitemia in a parasite strain-specific manner.

L Vandermosten, C De Geest, S Knoops, G Thijs, K E Chapman, K De Bosscher, G Opdenakker, P E Van den Steen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

L VandermostenLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
C De GeestLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
S KnoopsLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
G ThijsLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
K E ChapmanUniversity/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
K De BosscherReceptor Research Laboratories, Nuclear Receptor Lab, VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Gent, Belgium.
G OpdenakkerLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
P E Van den SteenLaboratory of Immunobiology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. philippe.vandensteen@kuleuven.be.
Rega Institute for Medical Research · BEKU Leuven · BEUniversity of Edinburgh · GBVIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology · BE

Funding

Medical Research Council G0800235Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria is a global disease associated with considerable mortality and morbidity. An appropriately balanced immune response is crucial in determining the outcome of malarial infection. The glucocorticoid (GC) metabolising enzyme, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 (11β-HSD1) converts intrinsically inert GCs into active GCs. 11β-HSD1 shapes endogenous GC action and is immunomodulatory. We investigated the role of 11β-HSD1 in two mouse models of malaria. 11β-HSD1 deficiency did not affect survival after malaria infection, but it increased disease severity and parasitemia in mice infected with Plasmodium chabaudi AS. In contrast, 11β-HSD1 deficiency rather decreased parasitemia in mice infected with the reticulocyte-restricted parasite Plasmodium berghei NK65 1556Cl1. Malaria-induced antibody production and pathology were unaltered by 11β-HSD1 deficiency though plasma levels of IL-4, IL-6 and TNF-α were slightly affected by 11β-HSD1 deficiency, dependent on the infecting parasite. These data suggest that 11β-HSD1 is not crucial for survival of experimental malaria, but alters its progression in a parasite strain-specific manner.

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11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1AnimalsCytokinesFemaleMalariaMaleMiceMice, Mutant StrainsParasitemiaPlasmodium chabaudiSpecies Specificity11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1Cytokines

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PMID29062028
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