ArticleAllergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2019
Plasma cytokine profiles associated with
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- Distinct cytokine profiles in malaria coinfections: A systematic review.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and outcomes of malaria as co-infection among patients with human African trypanosomiasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Immunological and biochemical biomarker alterations among SARS-COV-2 patients with varying disease phenotypes in Uganda.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Transforming Growth Factor-β Concerning Malarial Infection and Severity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundImmunological Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) studies often exclude malaria, although both infections overlap in specific endemic areas. During this co-infection, it is not known whether this parasitic interaction induces synergistic or antagonistic cytokine response among humans. This study determined prevalence of
methodsParticipants were recruited at Lwala hospital in north eastern Uganda: healthy controls (30), malaria (28), HAT (17), HAT and malaria (15) diagnosed by microscopy and PCR was carried out for parasite species identification. Plasma cytokine levels of Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α), Interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10 and Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-β) were measured by sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay and data statistically analysed using Graphpad Prism 6.0.
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