Schistosomamansoni Infection in Preschool-Aged Children: Development of Immunoglobulin E and Immunoglobulin G4 Responses to Parasite Allergen-Like Proteins

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  • Pinot de Moira, Angela
  • Jose C Sousa-Figueiredo
  • Frances M Jones
  • Colin M Fitzsimmons
  • Martha Betson
  • Narcis B Kabatereine
  • J Russell Stothard
  • David W Dunne

Specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) responses are upregulated during chronic schistosome infection and during allergy. These responses are tightly regulated during schistosomiasis. We have previously shown that IgE regulation depends on the extent and length of exposure to individual parasite allergen-like proteins. Here we compare the development of IgE and immunoglobulin G4 (IgG(4)) responses to the differentially expressed allergen-like proteins SmTAL1 and SmTAL2 among preschool-aged children from 2 villages with different levels of Schistosoma mansoni transmission. We found a lack of SmTAL1 responsiveness among all children, but evidence for IgG(4)-dependent IgE-SmTAL2 desensitization in both villages, occurring earlier among children from the village where the level of transmission was greater. Findings provide insights into the development and regulation of allergic-type immune responses.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftThe Journal of Infectious Diseases
Vol/bind207
Udgave nummer2
Sider (fra-til)362-366
Antal sider5
ISSN0022-1899
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2013
Eksternt udgivetJa

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