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ArticleParasites & vectors2020

Chronic whipworm infection exacerbates Schistosoma mansoni egg-induced hepatopathology in non-human primates.

Loc Le, Sabiha Khatoon, Paola Jiménez, Christopher Peterson, Rebecca Kernen, Weidong Zhang, Adebayo J Molehin, Samra Lazarus, Justin Sudduth, Jordan May and 8 more

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Article in Parasites & vectors, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Unmasking an IncidentalJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025
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  3. Effect of urbanization on zoonotic gastrointestinal parasite prevalence in endemic toque macaque (International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Loc LeCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Sabiha KhatoonCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Paola JiménezCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Christopher PetersonDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Rebecca KernenDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Weidong ZhangCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Adebayo J MolehinCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Samra LazarusCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Justin SudduthCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Jordan MayCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Souvik KarmakarCenter for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Juan U RojoDepartment of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA.
Gul AhmadDepartment of Natural Sciences, Peru State College, Peru, NE, USA.
Workineh TorbenDepartment of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Alexandria, LA, USA.
David CareyDepartment of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Roman F WolfDepartment of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
James F PapinDepartment of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Afzal A SiddiquiCenter for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA. afzal.siddiqui@ttuhsc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1217-4433
Texas Tech University · USUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · USLouisiana State University of Alexandria · USNational Institutes of Health · USOklahoma City VA Health Care System · USPeru State College · USUniversity of New Hampshire · US

Funding

A Vaccine for Schistosomiasis, "SchistoShield"R44AI103983 · NIAID · PAI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. · PI CARTER, DARRICK ALBERT, SIDDIQUI, AFZAL A · 2016 to 2022
$5.5M
Process Development on a Schistosomiasis Vaccine, SchistoShield???R43AI103983 · NIAID · PAI LIFE SCIENCES, INC. · PI CARTER, DARRICK ALBERT, SIDDIQUI, AFZAL A · 2013 to 2014
$600k
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1097537National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R43/R44 AI103983NIAID NIH HHS HHSN272201700014CNIAID NIH HHS R43 AI103983NIAID NIH HHS R44 AI103983
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchistosomiasis continues to inflict significant morbidity and mortality in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The disease endemicity overlaps with the transmission of other parasitic diseases. Despite the ubiquity of polyparasitism in tropical regions, particularly in rural communities, little is known about the impact of multiple helminth infections on disease progression. In this pilot study, we describe the influence of chronic Trichuris trichiura infection on Schistosoma mansoni egg-induced hepatopathology in infected baboons.

methodsBaboons with or without underlying whipworm infection were challenged with S. mansoni cercariae to establish schistosomiasis. Adult S. mansoni worms were recovered by perfusion and enumerated, hepatic granulomas were quantified via light microscopy, and transcriptional profiling of tissues were completed using RNA sequencing technologies.

resultsCo-infection with both S. mansoni and T. trichiura resulted in higher female schistosome worm burden and significantly larger liver granuloma sizes. Systems biology analyses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) revealed pathways associated with increased liver damage in co-infected baboons.

conclusionsUnderlying chronic whipworm infection intensified schistosome egg-induced liver pathology in infected baboons. RNA-Seq analysis provided insight into pathways associated with increased liver damage, corroborating histological findings.

Indexed as

Animal DiseasesAnimalsChronic DiseaseCoinfectionFemaleGranulomaHumansLiverLiver Diseases, ParasiticMalePapioParasite Egg CountPilot ProjectsPrimatesSchistosoma mansoniSchistosomiasisCo-infectionHelminthsHepatopathologyNTDsSchistosomiasisTrichuriasis

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PMID32111243
PMCPMC7048111
OpenAlexW3012854985

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