Parasitic helminths, or worms, comprise a diverse group of metazoan organisms that infect
billions of people and their domesticated animals worldwide (22). In large part …

Antibodies are characteristically induced in many parasitic infection processes. The class
and subclass of the antibody response is instrumental because each isotype has a distinct …

Objective: To evaluate the relevance of exposure and host biological factors in the
heterogeneity of the clinical, radiological and inflammatory picture of neurocysticercosis …

Background Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ), encoded by TNF-
836 C/A (rs 1800630) and IFN-γ-1616 C/T (rs2069705) genes, are key immunological …

Inbred mouse strains have been known for many years to vary in their degree of
susceptibility to different types of infectious diseases. The genetic basis of these interstrain …

Background The immunologic findings that most consistently correlate with resistance in
human schistosomiasis are high levels of IgE and low levels of IgG4. We have genotyped …

The generative mechanism (s) of predisposition to Ascaris infection are currently unknown.
While many factors play a role in interindividual infection intensity, much focus has been …

Malaria is a life-threatening blood disease caused by the protozoan Plasmodium. Infection
may lead to several different patterns of symptoms in the host: asymptomatic state …

Background Particular cytokine gene polymorphisms are involved in the regulation of the
antibody production. The consequences of already described IL-4, IL-10 and IL-13 gene …

An association study of a cohort of 177 Sudanese patients infected with Schistosoma
mansoni [82 (46%) males and 95 (54%) females] was conducted to evaluate the factors …