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ArticleParasites & vectors2020

Systemic profile of immune factors in an elderly Italian population affected by chronic strongyloidiasis.

Natalia Tiberti, Dora Buonfrate, Carmine Carbone, Geny Piro, Zeno Bisoffi, Chiara Piubelli

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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 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Progresses and challenges inPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024
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  7. A Review on Strongyloidiasis in Pregnant Women.Research and reports in tropical medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Natalia TibertiDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Italy. natalia.tiberti@sacrocuore.it.
Dora BuonfrateDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Italy.
Carmine CarboneDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Geny PiroDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Zeno BisoffiDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Italy.
Chiara PiubelliDepartment of Infectious-Tropical Diseases and Microbiology, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Italy.
Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria · ITAgostino Gemelli University Polyclinic · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStrongyloidiasis caused by Strongyloides stercoralis is a soil-transmitted helminthiasis affecting an estimated 370 million people and considered one of the most neglected tropical diseases. Although mostly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, autochthonous infections have also been documented in north-eastern Italy, even though the transmission presumably stopped decades ago. Because of its peculiar auto-infective cycle, strongyloidiasis can persist lifelong, but the pathophysiological mechanisms associated with the maintenance of such a chronic infection are yet to be fully deciphered.

methodsSerum levels of 23 immune factors were retrospectively assessed in a subgroup of participants in a randomised clinical trial for the treatment of strongyloidiasis (Strong Treat). Here we included Italian subjects born between 1931 and 1964 and diagnosed with strongyloidiasis between 2013 and 2017 (Ss

resultsThe assessed immune factors showed a general reduced concertation in Ss

conclusionsThese preliminary data suggest that, in order to survive for such a long period, S. stercoralis might suppress host responses that could otherwise result in its ejection. Our results offer novel insights in the potential mechanisms of disease tolerance that might take place during this chronic infection, including a potential T-cell hypo-responsiveness and a role for chemokines.

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AgedAnimalsChemokinesChronic DiseaseCytokinesHumansImmunityImmunologic FactorsImmunosuppression TherapyIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsItalyIvermectinNeglected DiseasesRetrospective StudiesStrongyloides stercoralisStrongyloidiasisChemokinesCytokinesImmunologic FactorsIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsIvermectinChemokinesChronic strongyloidiasisCytokinesGrowth factorsImmune responseStrongyloides stercoralis

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PMID33059754
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