Treatment of human acute schistosomiasis with oxamniquine induces an increase in interferon-gamma response to Schistosoma mansoni antigens

Patients with acute schistosomiasis were studied before and after oxamniquine treatment. They had been exposed to cercariae 5 to 9 weeks before, and presented compatible clinical manifestations, eosinophilia, and high levels of total IgE. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-4 were measured by ELISA in whole blood samples under soluble egg antigen or soluble adult worm preparation stimulation. After treatment, the reduction of leukocytosis and eosinophilia were not significant, but total IgE levels decreased significantly, in contrast to IFN-gamma levels that were significantly increased. The oxamniquine treatment of acute schistosomiasis patients is followed by an improvement of a Th1 response in vitro. If this response has a protective aspect is unknown, and some investigations need to be realized.

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Main Authors:	Souza,Joelma R de, Morais,Clarice NL, Aroucha,Marcílio L, Miranda,Paulo JC, Barbosa,Constança S, Domingues,Ana Lúcia C, Carvalho Júnior,Luiz B, Abath,Frederico GC, Montenegro,Silvia ML
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2007
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000200017
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