Division of Immunology, Health Science Faculty, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Cape Town Component, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cape Town, South Africa.
Front Immunol. 2019 Dec 3;10:2827. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02827. eCollection 2019.
This study aimed to investigate the association of plasma levels of IL-33, a mucosal alarmin known to elicit type-2 immunity, with infection and liver fibrosis profiles of school children from an endemic area for , malaria and hepatitis (B & C) in rural Cameroon. A cross-sectional study enrolling schoolchildren from 5 public schools was conducted. Single schistosomiasis, malaria and hepatitis infections or co-infections were assessed by kato katz, microscopy, and rapid diagnostic tests, respectively. Hepatic fibrosis was assessed by ultrasound according to WHO Niamey guidelines and plasma levels of Interleukin 33 were determined by ELISA. All statistics were performed using R studio software. We found a prevalence of 13.5% (37/275), 18.2% (50/275), and 8% (22/275), respectively for schistosomiasis, malaria and hepatitis (B or C) single infections. Only 7.6% (21/275) of co-infections were reported. Although Plasma IL-33 showed a minimal negative risk for schistosomiasis infection (AOR 0.99; 95% CI 0.97-1.01), infected participants had lower levels of plasma IL-33 ( = 0.003) which decreased significantly as eggs burdens increased ( = 0.01) with a negative Pearson coefficient of = -0.22. Hepatic fibrosis occurred in 47.3% (130/275) of our study population independently from plasma levels of IL-33 (AOR 1.00; 95% CI 0.99-1.01). Our data failed to show an association between plasma IL-33 levels and liver disease but convincingly report on a negative association between plasma IL-33 levels and schistosomiasis infection and egg burden in school children from a polyparasitic schistosomiasis endemic area.
本研究旨在探讨血浆白细胞介素 33(IL-33)水平与疟疾和乙型肝炎(B 和 C)流行地区农村喀麦隆学童感染和肝纤维化特征之间的关系。采用横断面研究方法,纳入了来自 5 所公立学校的学童。通过加藤氏法、显微镜检查和快速诊断检测,分别评估单纯的血吸虫病、疟疾和肝炎感染,或合并感染。根据世界卫生组织尼亚美指南,通过超声评估肝纤维化,并用 ELISA 检测白细胞介素 33 的血浆水平。所有统计分析均使用 R studio 软件进行。
我们发现,单纯血吸虫病、疟疾和乙型肝炎(B 或 C)感染的患病率分别为 13.5%(37/275)、18.2%(50/275)和 8%(22/275),而合并感染的比例仅为 7.6%(21/275)。尽管血浆 IL-33 对血吸虫病感染显示出最小的负风险(OR 0.99;95%CI 0.97-1.01),但感染者的血浆 IL-33 水平较低( = 0.003),随着卵负荷的增加而显著降低( = 0.01),与 Pearson 系数呈负相关( = -0.22)。我们的研究人群中有 47.3%(130/275)发生了肝纤维化,与血浆 IL-33 水平无关(OR 1.00;95%CI 0.99-1.01)。
我们的数据未能显示血浆 IL-33 水平与肝病之间存在关联,但令人信服地报告了在多寄生虫性血吸虫病流行地区的学童中,血浆 IL-33 水平与血吸虫病感染和卵负荷之间存在负相关。