Adult worm-specific IgE/IgG4 balance is associated with low infection levels of Schistosoma mansoni in an endemic area

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 604-610

  Figueiredo, J P ^a   Oliveira, R R ^a,b   Cardoso, L S ^a,b,c   Barnes, K C ^d   Grant, A V ^e,f   Carvalho, E M ^a,b,g   Araujo, M I ^a,b,g  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Doenças Tropicais INCT DT CNPq MCT   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e IMAGINE INSTITUTE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^g ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Helminth; IgE; IgG4; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PARASITE ANTIGEN; SOLUBLE ADULT WORM ANTIGEN PREPARATION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE LOAD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BRAZIL; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE LOAD; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; YOUNG ADULT;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; VERMES;

EID: 84870201357     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pim.12001     Document Type: Article

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