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ArticleFolia parasitologica2025

Marginal cytokine modulation by Schistosoma mansoni soluble egg antigen in SARS-CoV-2-infected K18-hACE2 mice.

Yi Mu, Kexin Yan, Donald P McManus, Wilson Nguyen, Daniel J Rawle, Jason A Roberts, Malcolm K Jones, Pengfei Cai

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Yi MuMolecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.
Kexin YanInflammation Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 000000032203217X
Donald P McManusMolecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000000164431449
Wilson NguyenInflammation Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000000257894928
Daniel J RawleInflammation Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000000172480101
Jason A RobertsUniversity of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 000000016218435X
Malcolm K JonesMolecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000000200356141
Pengfei CaiMolecular Parasitology Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000000349754615

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Herein, we explore the potential influence of Schistosoma mansoni Sambon, 1907 soluble egg antigen (SmSEA) on the immunopathology of COVID-19 in K18-hACE2 mice infected with an Omicron BA.5 isolate of SARS-CoV-2. SmSEA treatment was delivered in a single dose by intraperitoneal injection, shortly after intrapulmonary inoculation of SARS-CoV-2. RNA-seq identified 36 differentially expressed genes in the spleens of virus-infected mice treated with SmSEA vs. PBS on day 5 post infection. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis of these genes suggested marginal modulation of cytokine responses, with upregulation of the IL-10 and IL-4 signatures and downregulation of the IFNγ signature. However, cytokine responses and histopathology in the lungs were largely unaffected. Future work will require purification of active helminth compounds and dosing and scheduling optimisation.

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Antigens, HelminthCOVID-19CytokinesSARS-CoV-2Schistosoma mansoniAnimalsFemaleLungMiceSchistosomiasis mansoniAntigens, HelminthCytokinesCOVID-19helminth-derived antigenshelminth therapyschistosomesevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2therapeutic immunomodulators

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