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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2022

Dynamic Immune Profile in French Toxoplasmosis Patients.

Julie Denis, Chloé Gommenginger, Teodora Strechie, Denis Filisetti, Laetitia Beal, Alexander W Pfaff, Odile Villard

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Julie DenisInstitut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, UR7292 Dynamique des Interactions Hôte Pathogène, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Chloé GommengingerLaboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Teodora StrechieInstitut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, UR7292 Dynamique des Interactions Hôte Pathogène, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Denis FilisettiInstitut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, UR7292 Dynamique des Interactions Hôte Pathogène, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Laetitia BealLaboratoire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Alexander W PfaffInstitut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, UR7292 Dynamique des Interactions Hôte Pathogène, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Odile VillardInstitut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie Tropicale, UR7292 Dynamique des Interactions Hôte Pathogène, Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
Université de Strasbourg · FRHôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundToxoplasma gondii infection is usually benign in Europe due to the strong predominance of type II strains. Few studies have been conducted to examine the immunological course of infection in humans and have yielded conflicting results, maybe influenced by heterogeneous parasite strains.

methodsWe measured 23 immune mediators in 39, 40, and 29 sera of French noninfected, acutely infected, and chronically infected immunocompetent pregnant women, respectively.

resultsFour different cytokine patterns were identified regarding their dynamics through infection phases. For 11 of the cytokines (IFN-β, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL5, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, IL-15, CXCL9, CCL2, and CSF2) the serum levels were significantly elevated during acute infection. The inflammatory mediators IL-1β, IL-17A, IL-18, TNF-α, and CSF3 remained unchanged during acute infection, while they were significantly lower in chronically infected compared to noninfected patients. As for the anti-inflammatory cytokines TGF-β and CCL5, their levels remained significantly elevated during chronic infection. We also observed a significant negative correlation of several cytokine concentrations with IgG levels, indicating a rapid decline of serum concentrations during the acute phase.

conclusionsThese results indicate an anti-inflammatory pattern in chronically infected patients in a type II dominated setting and demonstrate the highly dynamic immune situation during acute infection.

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CytokinesToxoplasmosisFemaleFranceHumansInterleukin-12PregnancyToxoplasmaTransforming Growth Factor betaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCytokinesInterleukin-12Transforming Growth Factor betaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaacutechroniccytokine profilecytokinesFrancepregnantToxoplasma gondiitoxoplasmosis

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PMID35978487
PMCPMC9650498
OpenAlexW4292413617

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